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Audio Help [chooz] Pronunciation Key verb, chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete

) chose; choos·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.

2.	to prefer or decide (to do something): He chose to run for election.

3.	to want; desire.

4.	(esp. in children's games) to contend with (an opponent) to decide, as by odd or even, who will do something: I'll choose you to see who gets to bat first.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to make a choice: He chose carefully.

6.	to be inclined: You may stay here, if you choose.

7.	(esp. in children's games) to decide, as by means of odd or even, who will do something: Let's choose to see who bats first.

—Verb phrase

choose up,

a.	to select (players) for a contest or game: The boys chose up sides for the game.

b.	to select players for a contest or game: We have to choose up before we can play.

—Idiom

9.	cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to: He cannot choose but obey.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME chosen, chésen, OE céosan; c. Goth kiusan, OHG kiosan (G kiesen); akin to Gk geúesthai to enjoy, L gustāre to taste (see gusto)

]

—Related forms

choos·a·ble, adjective

chooser, noun

—Synonyms 1. Choose, select, pick, elect, prefer indicate a decision that one or more possibilities are to be regarded more highly than others. Choose suggests a decision on one of a number of possibilities because of its apparent superiority: to choose a course of action. Select suggests a choice made for fitness: to select the proper golf club. Pick, an informal word, suggests a selection on personal grounds: to pick a winner. The formal word elect suggests a kind of official action: to elect a representative. Prefer, also formal, emphasizes the desire or liking for one thing more than for another or others: to prefer coffee to tea.

—Antonyms 1. reject.

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choose Audio Help   (chōōz) Pronunciation Key
v.   chose (chōz), cho·sen (chō'zən), choos·ing, choos·es

v.   tr.

To select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out.
1. To prefer above others: chooses the supermarket over the neighborhood grocery store.
2. To determine or decide: chose to fly rather than drive.

v. intr.
To make a choice; make a selection: was used to doing as she chose.

Phrasal Verb(s):
choose up
To choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball.

Idiom(s):
cannot choose but
Can only do; cannot do otherwise: We cannot choose but to observe the rules.

[Middle English chesen, from Old English cēosan; see geus- in Indo-European roots.]

choos'er n.

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