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choose
[chooz] 
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)
—Verb phrase| 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. |
| 8. | choose up,
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| 9. | cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to: He cannot choose but obey. |
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME chosen, chēsen, OE cēosan; c. Goth kiusan, OHG kiosan (G kiesen); akin to Gk geúesthai to enjoy, L gustāre to taste (see gusto )
bef. 1000; ME chosen, chēsen, OE cēosan; 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.
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.
1. reject.
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Link To choosing
| choose (chōōz) v. chose (chōz), cho·sen (chō'zən), choos·ing, choos·es v. tr.
To make a choice; make a selection: was used to doing as she chose. Phrasal Verb(s): choose upTo choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball. Idiom(s): cannot choose butCan 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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