choose (verb)
1choose — ► 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 …
2choose — verb (chose; chosen; choosing) Etymology: Middle English chosen, from Old English cēosan; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to select freely and after …
3choose — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, wisely ▪ He chose his words carefully. ▪ freely ▪ They can choose freely from a wide range of courses. ▪ voluntarily …
4choose up — verb form sides, as for a game (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑form, ↑organize, ↑organise • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * verb …
5choose — [ tʃuz ] (past tense chose [ tʃouz ] ; past participle chosen [ tʃouzn ] ) verb intransitive or transitive *** to decide which you want from a number of people or things: Do you feel that you chose the wrong career? choose from: There is a huge… …
6choose up — verb Date: 1850 transitive verb to form (sides) especially for a game by having opposing captains choose their players intransitive verb to form sides for a game < let s choose up and play ball > …
7choose — (v.) O.E. ceosan choose, taste, try (class II strong verb; past tense ceas, pp. coren), from P.Gmc. *keusanan (Cf. O.Fris. kiasa, O.S. kiosan, Du. kiezen, O.H.G. kiosan, Ger. kiesen, O.N. kjosa, Goth. kiusan choose ), from PIE root …
8choose — I verb act on one s own authority, adopt, appoint, be disposed to, be resolute, be so minded, co opt, commit oneself to a course, cull, decide, deligere, desire, determine, determine upon, discriminate, discriminate between, do of one s own… …
9choose — verb 1) we chose a quiet country inn Syn: select, pick (out), opt for, settle on, decide on, fix on, take; appoint, name, nominate, vote for, elect 2) I ll stay as long as I choose Syn …
10choose — verb 1) we chose a quiet country hotel Syn: select, pick (out), opt for, plump for, settle on, prefer, decide on, fix on, elect, adopt 2) I ll stay as long as I choose Syn: wish …
