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noun Law.
a thing; an article of personal property.
Origin:
1350–1400 for earlier senses; 1660–70 for current sense; Middle English < French < Latin causa case, thing. See cause
1350–1400 for earlier senses; 1660–70 for current sense; Middle English < French < Latin causa case, thing. See cause
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.
(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)
Verb phrase5.
to make a choice: He chose carefully.
6.
to be inclined: You may stay here, if you choose.
7.
(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.
8.
Idiomchoose 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.
9.
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)
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
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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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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