re-choose

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rey chooz]
- /reɪ tʃuz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rey chooz]
- /reɪ tʃuz/

Definitions of re-choose word

verb with object re-choose to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure. 1
verb with object re-choose to prefer or decide (to do something): He chose to run for election. 1
verb with object re-choose to want; desire: I choose moving to the city. 1
verb with object re-choose (especially in children's games) to contend with (an opponent) to decide, as by odd or even, who will do something: I'll choose you to see who gets to bat first. 1
verb without object re-choose to make a choice, or select from two or more possibilities: Accepted by several colleges, the boy chose carefully. 1
verb without object re-choose to be inclined: You may stay here, if you choose. 1

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Origin of re-choose

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English chosen, chēsen, Old English cēosan; cognate with Gothic kiusan, Old High German kiosan (German kiesen); akin to Greek geúesthai to enjoy, Latin gustāre to taste (see gusto)

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Parts of speech for Re-choose

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Re-choose

re-choose popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".