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ALL meanings of choose

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  • verb choose If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have. 3
  • verb choose If you choose to do something, you do it because you want to or because you feel that it is right. 3
  • verb choose to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc) from a number of alternatives 3
  • verb choose to consider it desirable or proper 3
  • verb choose to like; please 3
  • verb transitive choose to pick out by preference from what is available; take as a choice; select 3
  • verb transitive choose to decide or prefer 3
  • intransitive verb choose to make one's selection 3
  • intransitive verb choose to have the desire or wish; please 3
  • noun choose Pick out or select (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives. 1
  • verb with object choose to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure. 1
  • verb with object choose to prefer or decide (to do something): He chose to run for election. 1
  • verb with object choose to want; desire: I choose moving to the city. 1
  • verb with object 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 choose to make a choice, or select from two or more possibilities: Accepted by several colleges, the boy chose carefully. 1
  • verb without object choose to be inclined: You may stay here, if you choose. 1
  • verb without object choose (especially in children's games) to decide, as by means of odd or even, who will do something: Let's choose to see who bats first. 1
  • transitive verb choose select 1
  • idioms choose cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to: He cannot choose but obey. 1
  • intransitive verb choose make a selection 1
  • verbal expression choose decide, prefer 1
  • intransitive verb choose decide between 1
  • noun choose (dialectal or obsolete) The act of choosing; selection. 0
  • noun choose (dialectal or obsolete) The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election. 0
  • noun choose (dialectal or obsolete) Scope for choice. 0
  • verb choose To pick; to make the choice of; to select. 0
  • verb choose To elect. 0
  • verb choose To decide to act in a certain way. 0
  • verb choose To wish; to desire; to prefer. 0
  • conjunction choose (mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number. 0
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