choose (verb)
21choose from — phr verb Choose from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑array, ↑menu, ↑range, ↑selection, ↑shortlist …
22choose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See choice. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To select] Syn. decide on, pick, take, pick out, draw lots, cull, prefer, make a choice of, elect, vote for, opt for, accept, weigh, judge, sort, appoint, cast,… …
23Germanic strong verb — In the Germanic languages, a strong verb is one which marks its past tense by means of ablaut. In English, these are verbs like sing, sang, sung. The term strong verb is a translation of German starkes Verb , which was coined by the linguist… …
24re|choose — «ree CHOOZ», transitive verb, chose, cho|sen. to choose again: »The old time ceremony of rechoosing a representative (North Star) …
25chooser — choose ► VERB (past chose; past part. chosen) 1) pick out as being the best of two or more alternatives. 2) decide on a course of action. DERIVATIVES chooser noun. ORIGIN Old English …
26elect — vt 1: to select by vote for an office, position, or membership 2: to make a selection of elect ed her statutory share over the gift under the will vi: to choose an elective share the right of a spouse to elect against the will …
27option — noun 1 freedom to choose VERB + OPTION ▪ have ▪ You have the option of working full time or part time. ▪ give sb PREPOSITION ▪ with the option …
28opt out — verb choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider • Syn: ↑cop out • Derivationally related forms: ↑copout (for: ↑cop out) • Hypernyms …
29pick out — verb 1. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (Freq. 4) 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 • Syn: ↑choose, ↑take,… …
30plump for — verb be behind; approve of (Freq. 1) He plumped for the Labor Party I backed Kennedy in 1960 • Syn: ↑back, ↑endorse, ↑indorse, ↑plunk for, ↑support …
