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What's The Definition Of Choose? [v] 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" [v] select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" [v] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Choose: opt \| pick out \| prefer \| select \| take Related Terms \| Find terms related to Choose: adopt \| aim at \| be desirous of \| choose to \| choosy \| command \| co-opt \| covet \| crave \| cull \| decide \| decree \| delicate \| desiderate \| desire \| determine \| elect \| embrace \| espouse \| fancy \| fastidious \| favor \| finical \| finicking \| finicky \| fussy \| have designs on \| judge \| like \| love \| lust \| lust after \| make choice of \| mark \| nice \| opt \| opt for \| particular \| pernickety \| persnickety \| pick \| pick and choose \| pick out \| please \| prefer \| resolve \| see fit \| select \| settle on \| settle upon \| single out \| take \| take to \| think fit \| think good \| think proper \| want \| will \| wish \| wish to goodness \| wish very much \| would fain do See Also \| adopt \| assign \| center out \| cop out \| cream off \| cull out \| decide \| determine \| dial \| draw \| elect \| empanel \| espouse \| excerpt \| extract \| fix \| follow \| go \| go with \| impanel \| judge \| limit \| make up one's mind \| nominate \| opt out \| panel \| pick \| pick over \| plump \| propose \| screen \| screen out \| set \| set apart \| side \| sieve \| sieve out \| sift \| single out \| skim off \| sort \| specify \| take out \| think of \| vote \| vote in Choose In Webster's Dictionary \Choose\, v. t. [imp. {Chose}; p. p. {Chosen}, {Chose} (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Choosing}.] [OE. chesen, cheosen, AS. ce['o]san; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen, Icel. kj[=o]sa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. ?, Skr. jush to enjoy. [root]46. Cf. {Choice}, 2d {Gust}.] 1. 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 me for a humble friend. --Pope. 2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.] The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment. --Goldsmith. {To choose sides}. See under {Side}. Syn: Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow. Usage: To {Choose}, {Prefer}, {Elect}. To choose is the generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an act of the will, especially in accordance with a decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private life to a public one; to elect members of Congress. \Choose\, v. i. 1. To make a selection; to decide. They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion. --Prescott. 2. To do otherwise. ``Can I choose but smile?'' --Pope. {Can not choose but}, must necessarily. Thou canst not choose but know who I am. --Shak.

Choose Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Choose?

[v] 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"
[v] select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
[v] 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"

Choose In Webster's Dictionary

\Choose\, v. t. [imp. {Chose}; p. p. {Chosen}, {Chose}
(Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Choosing}.] [OE. chesen, cheosen,
AS. ce['o]san; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen,
Icel. kj[=o]sa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. ?,
Skr. jush to enjoy. [root]46. Cf. {Choice}, 2d {Gust}.]
1. 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 me for a humble friend.        --Pope.

2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.]

         The landlady now returned to know if we did not
         choose a more genteel apartment.      --Goldsmith.

{To choose sides}. See under {Side}.

Syn: Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow.

Usage: To {Choose}, {Prefer}, {Elect}. To choose is the
       generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an
       act of the will, especially in accordance with a
       decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or
       favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable
       than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes
       and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some
       office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially
       by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number
       of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private
       life to a public one; to elect members of Congress.


\Choose\, v. i.
1. To make a selection; to decide.

         They had only to choose between implicit obedience
         and open rebellion.                   --Prescott.

2. To do otherwise. ``Can I choose but smile?'' --Pope.

{Can not choose but}, must necessarily.

         Thou canst not choose but know who I am. --Shak.

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