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Meaning of 'choose' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Choose [ v. i.]
- To make a selection; to decide.
- To do otherwise.
2 . Choose [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To wish; to desire; to prefer.

Meaning of 'choose' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . choose [ v]
Meaning (1):
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Example in sentence:
  • Choose a good husband for your daughter;
  • She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her;
  • Take any one of these cards
Meaning (2):
- select as an alternative over another
Example in sentence:
  • I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant;
  • She opted for the job on the East coast
Meaning (3):
- see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
Example in sentence:
  • She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam

Nearby Words:

choak choanoid chocard chock chock-full chockablock chocked chocking chocolate choctaws

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