choose

The definition of choose means to pick from a number of options.

(verb)

An example of choose is to select a wedding dress from a rack of dresses.

See choose in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb chose, chosen, choosing

to pick out by preference from what is available; take as a choice; select: to choose a book at the library
to decide or prefer: with an infinitive object: to choose to remain

Origin: ME chesen, cheosen < OE ceosan < IE base *ĝeus-, to taste, relish > L gustare, Goth kausjan

intransitive verb

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See choose in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb chose chose (chōz), cho·sen (chōˈzən), choos·ing, choos·es

verb, transitive

To select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out.
a. To prefer above others: chooses the supermarket over the neighborhood grocery store.
b. To determine or decide: chose to fly rather than drive.

verb, intransitive

To make a choice; make a selection: was used to doing as she chose.

Phrasal Verb: choose up To choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball.

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Origin: Middle English chesen

Origin: , from Old English cēosan; see geus- in Indo-European roots

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