Definitions for choose
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Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. choose, take, select, pick outverb

   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"

2. choose, prefer, optverb

   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. chooseverb

   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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. chooseverb

   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
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   033D, gusto.

2. chooseverb

   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
   033A
   0339
   033F
   0343
   0330
   033D, gusto.

3. chooseverb

   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
   033A
   0339
   033F
   0343
   0330
   033D, gusto.

4. chooseconjunction

   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
   033A
   0339
   033F
   0343
   0330
   033D, gusto.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chooseverb

   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

2. Chooseverb

   to wish; to desire; to prefer

3. Chooseverb

   to make a selection; to decide

4. Chooseverb

   to do otherwise

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. choose

   To do or have 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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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'choose' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1578

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'choose' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1378

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'choose' in Verbs Frequency: #136

Anagrams for choose »

1. Cohoes

How to pronounce choose?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say choose in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of choose in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of choose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of choose in a Sentence

1. Malala Yousafzai:

   My dream is for every girl to choose her own future, through both their innovations and philanthropy, Apple has helped educate and empower people around the world. I am grateful that Apple knows the value of investing in girls and is joining Malala Fund in the fight to ensure all girls can learn and lead without fear.

2. Peter Ustinov:

   In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.

3. Billy Graham:

   In some races, it may not always be clear, you may have to hold your nose and choose of the two.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   If a seed can become a tree, flowers and fruits and if a sperm can become a body, eyes and hair, an idiot can become intelligent, and a stupid can become a genius. Only if we choose to. Because we are the immeasurable potential of all that was, is and will be. CHOOSE to become purposeful, meaningful and useful to this world and MickeyMize your life. Share this to create valuable humans for collective evolution.

5. American Greetings Card:

   Life is a journey of sweetness and sorrow, of yesterday's memories and hopes for tomorrow, of pathways we choose and detours we face with patience and humour, courage and grace, of joys that we've shared and of people we've met who touched us in ways we will never forget.

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