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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃuːz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃuz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(cho̅o̅z)

Inflections of 'choose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

chooses: v 3rd person singular

choosing: v pres p

chose: v past

chosen: v past p

choose /tʃuz/USA pronunciation v., chose/tʃoʊz/USA pronunciation cho•sen/ˈtʃoʊzən/USA pronunciation choos•ing.
v.

to select from a number of possibilities;
pick by preference: [~ + object]She chose July for her wedding.[no object]Choose carefully.
to prefer or decide (to do something):[~ + to + verb]to choose to speak.
choose up,
- [~ + up + object] to select the team members of:chose up sides before the game.
- [no object] to pick players for opposing teams.

choose

choice

choosy

He chose Susan as a dance partner. His choice was Susan. That was a choice piece of meat. He is a choosy shopper.

choose (cho̅o̅z),USA pronunciation v., chose;
cho•sen or (Obs.) chose;
choos•ing.
v.t.

to select from a number of possibilities;
pick by preference:She chose Sunday for her departure.
to prefer or decide (to do something):He chose to run for election.
to want;
desire.
(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.

v.i.

to make a choice:He chose carefully.
to be inclined:You may stay here, if you choose.
(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.
Idioms cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than;
is or are obliged to:He cannot choose but obey.
choose up:
- to select (players) for a contest or game:The boys chose up sides for the game.
- to select players for a contest or game:We have to choose up before we can play.

bef. 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)

choos′a•ble, adj.
choos′er, n.

Choose,

select,

pick,

elect,

prefer

Choose

to choose a course of action.

Select

to select the proper golf club.

Pick,

to pick a winner.

elect

to elect a representative.

Prefer,

to prefer coffee to tea.

choose /tʃuːz/ vb (chooses, choosing, chose, chosen)

to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc) from a number of alternatives
(transitive; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to consider it desirable or proper: I don't choose to keep such company
(intransitive) to like; please: you may stand if you choose
cannot choose but ⇒ to be obliged to: we cannot choose but vote for him
nothing to choose between, little to choose between ⇒ (of two people or objects) almost equal

Etymology: Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosanˈchooser n

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Synonyms: select, pick, decide on, settle on, settle for, more...

Collocations: choose a [meal, drink, partner, product], choose a [category, topic], choose your [options, settings], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "choose" in the title:

... choose either of the jackets because I found neither ...
....depending on the standard of <the> accommodation you choose.
...choose this city to travel (to).
'as' before the objective complement of 'choose'
2 ways to choose.
a / the which one to choose
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a floating holiday to choose to take…
a huge range of products for you to choose (from)
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adopt [To officially choose someone to represent a political party in an election]
Align with my interest and strength, I decided to choose xxx
All good. I would choose "the" or not <to> "the" on the spur of the moment.
Although they choose the same major, their schedules are _________（oppose）
an equal opportunity to choose a career pathway
An even number of players chose the Blue tees on the day as did choose the White tees
and not so to choose
And pick and choose it did.
as feminine or masculine as they choose
as they so choose
As you choose
asked to each choose the most appropriate answer
be / choose a team / character in a video game
be afraid <of choosing> <to choose>
call it = choose
Can a person choose the name of her position?
check out/choose
children can't choose their parents
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