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choose    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
8.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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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  choose
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To make a choice from a number of alternatives.
Synonyms:  cull, elect, opt, pick, select, single
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  choose
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To have the desire or inclination to.
Synonyms:  desire, like, please, want, will, wish
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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