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Choosing

[chooz]

verb (used with object)

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

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

to want; desire.

(especially 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)

to make a choice: He chose carefully.

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

(especially 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.

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Verb phrase

choose up,

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

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

Idiom

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

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English chosen, chēsen, Old English cēosan; cognate with Gothic kiusan, Old High German kiosan (German kiesen); akin to Greek geúesthai to enjoy, Latin gustāre to taste (see gusto)

Related forms

choos·a·ble, adjective

choos·er, noun

pre·choose, verb (used with object), -chose, -cho·sen, -choos·ing.

re·choose, verb, -chose, -cho·sen, -choos·ing.

un·choos·a·ble, adjective

Can be confused: chews, choose (see synonym note at the current entry).

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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Example Sentences

At any given moment, some college somewhere is choosing a new mascot or team nickname.

As a young man, he displeased them greatly by choosing to.

When choosing an organic fertilizer, begin by establishing your garden's needs.

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At any given moment, some college somewhere is choosing a new mascot or team nickname.

As a young man, he displeased them greatly by choosing to.

When choosing an organic fertilizer, begin by establishing your garden's needs.

And women who have a choice need to know what they are choosing between.

Just watched this interesting video about the process of choosing a winning shot.

Tips for choosing the correct fertilizer for your plants, plus the right ways to apply it.

But picking an e-book reader is more difficult than choosing a brand of cereal or a bottle of shampoo.

Rather, they must prioritize, often choosing among good ideas that are all competing for scarce resources.

Choosing a different country may affect what products are.

Female bowerbirds, it seems, share these age-specific preferences when it comes to choosing mates.

Scientists find themselves choosing between animals as explosions of some.

In hidden object games one of the main concerns when choosing a theme is variety of locations.

The enormous range of possibilities makes choosing the right tree a challenge.

Choosing a processor used to be based on two key elements: brand and speed.

Applicants must now take two of the tests in subjects of their choosing.

Choosing the mother of a future monarch is therefore crucial.

But in the end, it's usually the females who do the choosing.

Citizens thoughtfully weigh the pros and cons of arguments before choosing their leaders--or so political science has.

The vuvuzelas and those choosing to play them could have been a perfectly fine part of the world cup crowd.

Save it for a bath mat and maximize its effect by choosing softer tones for other items.

And it was free, as long as you didn't suffer punishment for choosing any card other than the joker.

But they are consciously choosing to make a career and/or life change.

In choosing a plumber they generally have to rely on some sort of signal of quality.

He did not go to college, choosing freelance photography while working at a radio station instead.

We can all do our bit as consumers by choosing only products made from local timber.

He took the popular palette and ran with it, choosing from it to embellish his creativity.

By choosing smaller projects, she gets to experiment without committing an entire room to a single color or pattern.

If you really want to splash out, you can specify a diamond studded logo of your own choosing to replace the glowing.

Many young scholars are shrewdly calculating the trade-offs when choosing the non-tenure route over the tenure track.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that a common reason for choosing a particular school is the helpfulness of the admissions office.

Have advanced students read a book or short story of their choosing that is set in or near a wetland.

The rat never showed up for mealtime, instead choosing to delight in the arousal.

We started by choosing printed designs and photocopying them.

Choosing a cell phone isn't a simple cut-and-dried process anymore.

Some citizens defended random stores, rare sentries choosing to stand for order against the epidemic disorder.

It is easy to make something look good by choosing a dismal comparator.

Ask students to repeat the activities, focusing on different peoples of their own choosing.

The confusion with this scenario is to see why choosing the other door is better odds.

Mimic the ocean's tranquillity by choosing a palette consisting of shades of one color.

So instead of dealing with all the red tape, many pilots are simply choosing to fly illegally.

The participatory manner of choosing a chairman should engender pride in those selected.

Choosing to launch a global product in an emerging market is risky.

Another important finding was that in choosing role models, those whom children considered smartest topped the list.

Or imagine instead that you're choosing between two apartments.

Choosing pieces that can serve multiple functions is a must.

In other words, the male has to win over the female with his looks, and the female gets to do the choosing.

In choosing destruction, the government has provided a painful lesson in the dangers of doing the right thing at the wrong time.

Choosing products free of these chemicals helps prevent pollution.

Choosing not to test on animals does not default to testing on live humans.

For more tips on choosing vegetables for your home garden, see our gallery of the.

Dissertation writing was as much a part of our baby preparation as putting together the crib and choosing a name.

But the skill of choosing the right ones to focus on at the right time is rare.

Choosing one family among the hundreds of people at the center was difficult.

Women, when choosing whom they reproduced with were the ones that fixed this chromosome and its linked traits.

Choosing the right products to keep your plants healthy can often be a bit confusing.

Hanging on to the information for use at a later time of your choosing is sketchy.

They spare gift-givers the strain of choosing anything specific, and recipients the horror of having to keep the result.

The mahouts frequently are choosing the colors, and the elephants are applying the strokes.

Prius buyers were making a statement, choosing efficiency over size and power, quirky looks be damned.

Control pests and diseases with nonchemical methods or low-toxicity chemicals and by choosing varieties that resist disease.

Many of the responding colleges said they were choosing not to seek authorizations in other states.

None of his options is enviable-though choosing the right one could crown a long career in finance.

Improving efficiency is about choosing the right technologies to use less energy for the same tasks.

So sad but trueMy biggest contribution to this problem is choosing to not reproduce.

We took our time planning the remodel and choosing the materials, finishes, and appliances.

The subtleties of choosing between thou and you could make for great literature.

Younger students also have less to lose by choosing a two year rather than a one-year programme.

Experiment by choosing objects in the foreground, or background, to keep sharp.

Picking and choosing which parts of the bible you are going to take literally and which you will dismiss is not logical.

Part of the fun in designing a miniature garden is choosing among myriad plants, pots, and textured mulches.

Choosing your context lists depends upon the kinds of actions you frequently do, and the structures of your life.

The reason for choosing a virus is that it is small.

The fate of the expedition depended on choosing the correct fork.

Choosing short-term stress aimed at easing long-term suffering is hard to do, though it is important.

In choosing varieties, remember that good apples are not necessarily red.

Choosing a field and a topic also involves a strategic element.

They try to deflect official attention by choosing names for their companies that avoid explicit reference to their true function.

If limited time requires choosing between the scenic drive or a walk beneath the rim, take the walk.

Change comes from knowing the facts and then choosing to make a difference.

But remember the element of surprise by choosing any wall or ceiling for a specialty finish or pop of color.

If you're a graduate student, choosing recommenders is usually fairly straightforward.

Countries where schools have already attained a higher standard should become pickier in choosing teachers.

In actuality the decks were stacked, and it was only possible to win big by choosing from two of the four decks.

In fact, the authors had a rather elaborate selection procedure for choosing the target photos in this follow-up.

Elegant choices in green design have grown in recent years and gone are the days when choosing green meant giving up style.

Remember that choosing a co-author is an important selection.

Cars choosing to avoid the interstate could run on tollways.

Choosing a green hotel or opting for the small inn over the mega-resort helps.

Evaluating and choosing these predators has improved over time, but is never foolproof.

The number of different salts on the market is staggering, and choosing the right one can make a big difference in your cooking.

Choosing between conflicting committee meetings may be shabby consolation to the overcommitted, but it's a luxury all the same.

But it may also be that investors are more careless about choosing hedge funds than they should.

Reduce indoor air pollution by choosing eco-friendly carpet cleaners.

He majored in electrical engineering, however, and then wound up choosing a biomechanical engineering specialty within that.

Look for somebody who's an award-winning teacher instead of choosing someone based on his or her academic credentials alone:.

It is merely choosing to add capacity in a state where labour relations are more cordial.

Arnold found that fluorescent feathers were important to both male and female budgerigars in choosing a mate.

To an extent you could control that by choosing objects with limited density and a loose composition.

But income is not their only motivation for choosing a course of study.

Keep plastics out of landfills altogether by carefully choosing what you consume.

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Word Origin & History

choose

O.E. ceosan "choose, taste, try" (class II strong verb; past tense ceas, pp. coren), from P.Gmc. *keusanan, from PIE base *geus- "to taste, relish" (see gusto). Variant spelling chuse is M.E., very frequent 16c.-18c. Only remotely related to choice. The irregular pp. leveled out to chosen by 1200.

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"Slavery is so intolerable a condition that the slave can hardly escape deluding himself into thinking that he is choosing to obey his master's commands when, in fact, he is obliged to. Most slaves of habit suffer from this delusion and so do some writers, enslaved by an all too "personal" style."

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