choose

UK /t͡ʃuːz/ US /t͡ʃuːz/
verb 4noun 2conj 1

Definitions

verb

1

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.

Secondly, VVhen in exerting any paſſion in action, vve chuſe means inſufficient for the deſign'd end, and deceive ourſelves in our judgment of cauſes and effects.

2

To elect.

He was chosen as president in 1990.

3

To decide to act in a certain way.

I chose to walk to work today.

4

To prefer; to wish; to desire.

The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment.

Choose truth, and find beauty. Choose love, and embrace change.

conj

1

The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.

The number of distinct subsets of size k from a set of size n is tbinom nk or "n choose k".

noun

1

The act of choosing; selection.

2

The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.

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