What does Choose mean?
Definitions for Choose
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Choose.
Princeton's WordNet
choose, take, select, pick out(verb)
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"
choose, prefer, opt(verb)
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"
choose(verb)
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"
Wiktionary
choose(Verb)
To elect.
He was chosen as president in 1990
Etymology: From chosen, chesen, from ceosan, from keusanan, from ǵews-. Cognate with chose, chese, kese, kieze, Dutch kiezen, kiesen, kyse, Norwegian kjose, tjusa, Icelandic kjósa, Gothic 033A0339033F03430330033D, gusto.
choose(Verb)
To pick.
I chose a nice, ripe apple from the bowl.
Etymology: From chosen, chesen, from ceosan, from keusanan, from ǵews-. Cognate with chose, chese, kese, kieze, Dutch kiezen, kiesen, kyse, Norwegian kjose, tjusa, Icelandic kjósa, Gothic 033A0339033F03430330033D, gusto.
choose(Verb)
To decide to act in a certain way.
I chose to walk to work today.
Etymology: From chosen, chesen, from ceosan, from keusanan, from ǵews-. Cognate with chose, chese, kese, kieze, Dutch kiezen, kiesen, kyse, Norwegian kjose, tjusa, Icelandic kjósa, Gothic 033A0339033F03430330033D, gusto.
choose(Conjunction)
The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.
The number of distinct subsets of size k from a set of size n is uE00024529uE001 or "n choose k".
Etymology: From chosen, chesen, from ceosan, from keusanan, from ǵews-. Cognate with chose, chese, kese, kieze, Dutch kiezen, kiesen, kyse, Norwegian kjose, tjusa, Icelandic kjósa, Gothic 033A0339033F03430330033D, gusto.
Webster Dictionary
Choose(verb)
to make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils
Choose(verb)
to wish; to desire; to prefer
Choose(verb)
to make a selection; to decide
Choose(verb)
to do otherwise
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Choose
chōōz, v.t. to take one thing in preference to another: to select.—v.i. to will or determine: to think fit:—pa.t. chōse; pa.p. chōs′en.—ns. Choos′er (Shak.), one who chooses; Choos′ing, choice: selection.—Cannot choose, can have no alternative.—Not much to choose between, each about equally bad.—Pick and choose, to select with care. [A.S. céosan, Dut. kiesen.]
Editors Contribution
choose
To have or do what we know is possible in order of priority.
They choose unity, love, understanding and marriage.
Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Choose' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1578
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Choose' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1378
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Choose' in Verbs Frequency: #136
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Choose in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Choose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Choose in a Sentence
It was their choice to do that, we live in a free nation. People choose what they want. These people that got baptized – freely chose at a church service to accept Christ and this was a follow up to that.
God gives us relatives; thank God we can choose our friends.
I know from my own experience from seeing police files on investigations into sexual abuse within the Scout Association that many of those people who have been victims of abuse choose not to bring compensation claims forward, in terms of figures, 50 is absolutely the tip of the iceberg.
She has a very close knit group of friends and she did not want to choose one over the other, they have also been actively involved in helping her prepare for the day and are going to be there at Windsor on the day before in London and she's very pleased to have their support on the day.
Yoda:
If you end your training now — if you choose the quick and easy path as Vader did — you will become an agent of evil.
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- kiesAfrikaans
- اختارArabic
- seçməkAzerbaijani
- выбіра́ць, вы́брацьBelarusian
- подби́рам, избирам, решавамBulgarian
- নির্বাচন করাBengali
- escollir, triar, elegirCatalan, Valencian
- volit, zvolit, vyvolit, vybírat, rozhodnout se, zvolit si, vybratCzech
- ethol, dewisWelsh
- udvælge, kåre, vælge, foretrække, have lyst, finde for godtDanish
- wählen, entscheiden, auswählenGerman
- εκλέγω, διαλέγωGreek
- elektiEsperanto
- elegir, escogerSpanish
- valimaEstonian
- aukeratuBasque
- گزیدن, برگزیدن, انتخاب کردنPersian
- valita, [[päättää]] [[tehdä]]Finnish
- choisir, élire, déciderFrench
- roghnaighIrish
- taghScottish Gaelic
- elixir, escollerGalician
- בחרHebrew
- चुननाHindi
- chwaziHaitian Creole
- megválaszt, választ, kiválasztHungarian
- ընտրելArmenian
- pilih, memilihIndonesian
- veljaIcelandic
- decidere, scegliere, eleggere, selezionareItalian
- 選ぶJapanese
- ამორჩევაGeorgian
- таңдауKazakh
- 고르다, 선택하다Korean
- тандооKyrgyz
- lego, ēligo, dīligoLatin
- ເລືອກLao
- pasirinktiLithuanian
- atlasīt, izvēlētiesLatvian
- whiriMāori
- и́збираMacedonian
- сонгохMongolian
- pilihMalay
- talla', ħatar, iddeċieda, għażelMaltese
- ရွေးBurmese
- velgeNorwegian
- kiezen, uitkiezen, verkiezenDutch
- wybierać, wybraćPolish
- escolherPortuguese
- akllayQuechua
- vrea, prefera, alegeRomanian
- вы́брать, взять, выбира́ть, реша́ть, реши́ть, избира́ть, избра́тьRussian
- izabrati, odabrati, одлучити, одабрати, изабрати, odlučitiSerbo-Croatian
- තෝරා ගන්නවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- vyberať, vybraťSlovak
- izvoliti, izbratiSlovene
- zgjedhAlbanian
- väljaSwedish
- газиданTajik
- เลือก, คัดเลือกThai
- saýlamak, seçmekTurkmen
- piliTagalog
- seçmekTurkish
- сайларгаTatar
- ви́брати, вибира́тиUkrainian
- چنناUrdu
- tanlamoqUzbek
- chọn, lựa chọn, kén chọnVietnamese
- קלײַבן, אויסקלײַבןYiddish
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