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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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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. Choosy is Amer.Eng. 1862.

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choose
verb
1.	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
2.	select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
3.	see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
choose1 [tʃuːz] verb — past tense chose [tʃouz]; past participle chosen [ˈtʃouzn]

to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants
Example: Always choose (a book) carefully.

Arabic:	يَخْتار
Chinese (Simplified):	选择
Chinese (Traditional):	選擇
Czech:	vybrat, vybírat si
Danish:	vælge; udvælge
Dutch:	kiezen
Estonian:	valima
Finnish:	valita
French:	choisir
German:	wählen
Greek:	διαλέγω
Hungarian:	(ki)választ
Icelandic:	velja
Indonesian:	memilih
Italian:	scegliere

Japanese:	選ぶ
Korean:	가려 뽑다
Latvian:	izvēlēties; izmeklēt
Lithuanian:	pasirinkti
Norwegian:	velge (ut), kåre
Polish:	wybierać
Portuguese (Brazil):	escolher
Portuguese (Portugal):	escolher
Romanian:	a alege
Russian:	выбирать
Slovak:	vybrať si
Slovenian:	izbrati
Spanish:	escoger
Swedish:	välja
Turkish:	seçmek, tercih etmek

choose2 [tʃuːz] verb

to decide (on one course of action rather than another)
Example: If he chooses to resign, let him do so.

Arabic:	يُقَرِّر
Chinese (Simplified):	选定
Chinese (Traditional):	選定
Czech:	rozhodnout se
Danish:	vælge
Dutch:	besluiten
Estonian:	otsustama
Finnish:	päättää
French:	décider (de)
German:	vorziehen
Greek:	αποφασίζω, προτιμώ
Hungarian:	dönt
Icelandic:	velja, ákveða
Indonesian:	memutuskan
Italian:	decidere

Japanese:	決める
Korean:	…하기로 결심하다
Latvian:	vēlēties; gribēt
Lithuanian:	nuspręsti
Norwegian:	velge, foretrekke, finne for godt
Polish:	postanawiać
Portuguese (Brazil):	escolher
Portuguese (Portugal):	decidir-se
Romanian:	a se decide (să)
Russian:	решать
Slovak:	rozhodnúť sa
Slovenian:	odločiti se
Spanish:	decidir
Swedish:	välja, föredra
Turkish:	karar vermek

See also: nothing / not much to choose between

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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Choice\ (chois), n. [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. [root]46. Cf. Choose.]

1. Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.

2. The power or opportunity of choosing; option.

Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it. --Hooker.

3. Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination.

I imagine they [the apothegms of C[ae]sar] were collected with judgment and choice. --Bacon.

4. A sufficient number to choose among. --Shak.

5. The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.

The common wealth is sick of their own choice. --Shak.

6. The best part; that which is preferable.

The flower and choice Of many provinces from bound to bound. --Milton.

To make a choice of, to choose; to select; to separate and take in preference.

Syn: Syn. - See Volition, Option.

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