choose
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choose
opt; pick out; select: She will not choose him as a dinner partner again.
Not to be confused with:
chews – grinds and bites with the teeth; masticates: He chews with his mouth open.
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choose
(cho͞oz)v. chose (chōz), cho·sen (chō′zən), choos·ing, choos·es
v.tr.
1. To select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out: Which book did you choose at the library?
2.
a. To prefer above others: chooses the supermarket over the neighborhood grocery store.
b. To determine or decide: chose to fly rather than drive.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: To make a choice; make a selection: was used to doing as she chose.
choose up
Idiom: To choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball.
cannot choose but
Can only do; cannot do otherwise: We cannot choose but to observe the rules.
choos′er n.
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choose
(tʃuːz)vb, chooses, choosing, chose or chosen
1. to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc) from a number of alternatives
2. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to consider it desirable or proper: I don't choose to read that book.
3. (intr) to like; please: you may stand if you choose.
4. cannot choose but to be obliged to: we cannot choose but vote for him.
5. nothing to choose between little to choose between (of two people or objects) almost equal
[Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan]
ˈchooser n
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choose
(tʃuz)v. chose, cho•sen, choos•ing. v.t.
1. to select from a number of possibilities: She chose July for her wedding.
2. to prefer or decide (to do something): to choose to speak.
3. to want or desire, as one thing over another.
v.i. 4. to make a choice: to choose carefully.
5. to be inclined: Stay or go, as you choose.
6. choose up,
Idioms: a. to select the team members of.
b. to pick players for opposing teams.
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than: We cannot choose but obey.
[before 1000; Middle English chosen,chesen, Old English cēosan, c. Old High German kiosan, Gothic kiusan; akin to Greek geúesthai to enjoy, Latin gustāre to taste]
choos′er, n.
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choose
When you choose someone or something from a group of people or things, you decide which one you want.
Why did he choose these particular places?
The past tense of choose is chose, not 'choosed'. The past participle is chosen.
I chose a yellow dress.
Miles Davis was chosen as the principal soloist on both works.
1. 'pick' and 'select'
Pick and select have very similar meanings to choose. Select is more formal than choose or pick, and is not usually used in conversation.
Next time let's pick somebody who can fight.
They select books that seem to them important.
2. 'appoint'
If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
It made sense to appoint a banker to this job.
The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.
3. 'choose to'
If someone chooses to do something, they do it because they want to or because they feel it is right.
Some women choose to manage on their own.
The majority of people do not choose to be a single parent.
The way we choose to bring up children is vitally important.
You do not say that someone 'picks to do' something or 'selects to do' something.
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Past participle: chosen
Gerund: choosing
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Verb | 1. | choose - 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" anoint - choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group" field - select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl" draw - select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" dial - choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number" plump, go - give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" elect - choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically" cull out, winnow - select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants" set apart, assign, specify - select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" single out - select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance" decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" think of - choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25" specify, fix, limit, set, determine, define - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" adopt, espouse, follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" screen out, sieve, sort, screen - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" vote in - elect in a voting process; "They voted in Clinton" elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board" nominate, propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" |
2. | choose - 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. | choose - 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" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
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choose
verb
1. pick, take, prefer, select, elect, adopt, opt for, designate, single out, espouse, settle on, fix on, cherry-pick, settle upon, predestine I chose him to accompany me on my trip.
pick leave, refuse, decline, reject, dismiss, exclude, forgo, throw aside
pick leave, refuse, decline, reject, dismiss, exclude, forgo, throw aside
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choose
verb1. To make a choice from a number of alternatives:
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Translations
يَخْتاريَخْتارُيُقَرِّر
vybratzvolitrozhodnout sevolitvybírat si
vælgeudvælge
elekti
valima
برگزیدن
valita
לבחור
biratiizabratiodabratiodlučiti
kiválasztmegválaszt
memilihpilih
veljavelja, ákveîa
選ぶえらぶ
선택하다
jokio skirtumonuspręstipasirinkti
gribētizmeklētizvēlētiesvēlēties
alegepreferavrea
izbrati
izabratiodabratiodlučiti
välja
เลือก
lựa chọn
choose
[tʃuːz] (chose (pt) (chosen (pp)))A. VT
1. (gen) → elegir, escoger; (= select) [+ team] → seleccionar; [+ candidate] → elegir
he was chosen (as) leader → fue elegido líder
there is nothing to choose between them → vale tanto el uno como el otro, no veo la diferencia entre ellos
he was chosen (as) leader → fue elegido líder
there is nothing to choose between them → vale tanto el uno como el otro, no veo la diferencia entre ellos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
choose
[ˈtʃuːz] [chose] [ˈtʃəʊz] (pt) [chosen] [ˈtʃəʊzən] (pp)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
choose
pret <chose>, ptp <chosen>vt
(= select) → (aus)wählen, sich (dat) → aussuchen; to choose a team → eine Mannschaft auswählen or zusammenstellen; they chose him as their leader or to be their leader → sie wählten ihn zu ihrem Anführer; in a few well-chosen words → in wenigen wohlgesetzten Worten
vi
to choose (between or among/from) → wählen or eine Wahl treffen (→ zwischen +dat → /aus or unter +dat); there is nothing or little to choose between them → sie sind gleich gut; there aren’t many to choose from → die Auswahl ist nicht sehr groß
(= decide, elect) as/if you choose → wie/wenn Sie wollen
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choose
[tʃuːz] (chose (vb: pt) (chosen (pp)))Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
choose
(tʃuːz) – past tense chose (tʃouz) : past participle chosen (ˈtʃouzn) – verb1. to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants. Always choose (a book) carefully.
2. to decide (on one course of action rather than another). If he chooses to resign, let him do so.
nothing / not much to choose between hardly any difference between. There's not much to choose between the two methods.
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choose
→ يَخْتارُ vybrat vælge auswählen επιλέγω elegir valita choisir birati scegliere 選ぶ 선택하다 kiezen velge wybrać escolher выбирать välja เลือก seçmek lựa chọn 选择Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
choose
vt. escoger, elegir.
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