What does choose mean?
Definitions for choose
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
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
chooseverb
To elect.
He was chosen as president in 1990
chooseverb
To pick.
I chose a nice, ripe apple from the bowl.
chooseverb
To decide to act in a certain way.
I chose to walk to work today.
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 033A0339033F03430330033D, gusto.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To CHOOSEverb
I chose, I have chosen or chose.
Etymology: choisir, Fr. ceosan , Sax. kicsen, Germ.
Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest. 1 Sam. ii. 28.
I may neither choose whom I would, nor refuse whom I dislike. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.
If he should offer to choose, and choose the right casket, you should refuse to perform your father’s will, if you should refuse to accept him. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.
Let us choose to us judgment; let us know among ourselves what is good. Job, xxxiv. 4.
The will has still so much freedom left as to enable it to choose any act in its kind good; as also to refuse any act in its kind evil. Robert South, Sermons.
Choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. 1 Sa. xvii. 8.
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? Job, ix. 14.
To Chooseverb
To have the power of choice between different things. It is generally joined with a negative, and signifies must necessarily be.
Without the influence of the Deity supporting things, their utter annihilation could not choose but follow. Richard Hooker, b. v.
Knaves abroad,
Who having by their own importunate suit,
Convinced or supplied them, they cannot choose
But they must blab. William Shakespeare, Othello.When a favourite shall be raised upon the foundation of merit, then can he not choose but prosper. Francis Bacon, Adv. to Vill.
Threw down a golden apple in her way;
For all her haste, she could not choose but stay. Dryden.Those who are persuaded that they shall continue for ever, cannot choose but aspire after a happiness commensurate to their duration. John Tillotson.
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choose
Choose is a verb that means to select or pick from a variety of options or possibilities. It involves making a decision or determining a preference among available alternatives. When someone chooses something, they actively make a deliberate or voluntary selection based on personal preference, judgment, or a specific criteria.
Webster Dictionary
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
Chooseverb
to wish; to desire; to prefer
Chooseverb
to make a selection; to decide
Chooseverb
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 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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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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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
I am also acutely aware of the many challenges faced by the people of the city who either are forced or choose to live on the sidewalks, in unsanitary and unsafe conditions, their living conditions are undesirable from not only their perspective, but also that of the people of the city who walk, drive, own a business, live in a house or attend a school next to them.
I think that the issue that we're dealing with right now is that we have a contrast between somebody who believes in a woman's right to choose, who believes that a patient's room is too small and cramped a space for the woman, her doctor and the United States government, and somebody who wants a nationwide ban with no exceptions, so that's the extreme we're dealing with, and that's what I'm focused on. There are plenty of politicians piling into patients' rooms. I have no intention of joining them.
You shouldn't have to choose between being attacked and going to jail. we were often the model...because in Florida we protected people's rights to protect themselves.
Possible is more a matter of attitude, a matter of decision, to choose among the impossible possibilities, when one sound opportunity becomes a possible solution.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, dismissed the idea that the virus could have come from a lab. It was a massive failure in judgment for a prominent public health official, during the campaign, Biden said, I'll choose science over fiction.' Now is his chance to make good on that promise and fire Dr. Fauci.
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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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