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choose  (chz)

v. chose (chz), cho·sen (chzn), choos·ing, choos·es

v.tr.

1. To select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out.

2.

a. To prefer above others: chooses the supermarket over the neighborhood grocery store.

b. To determine or decide: chose to fly rather than drive.

v.intr.

To make a choice; make a selection: was used to doing as she chose.

Phrasal Verb:

choose up

To choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball.

Idiom:

cannot choose but

Can only do; cannot do otherwise: We cannot choose but to observe the rules.

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[Middle English chesen, from Old English cosan; see geus- in Indo-European roots.]

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chooser n.

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choose [tʃuːz]

vb chooses, choosing, chose, chosen

1. to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc.) from a number of alternatives

2. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to consider it desirable or proper I don't choose to read that book

3. (intr) to like; please you may stand if you choose

cannot choose but to be obliged to we cannot choose but vote for him

nothing or little to choose between (of two people or objects) almost equal

[Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan]

chooser  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	choose - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "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" pick out, select, take empanel, impanel, panel - select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" anoint - choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group" field - select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl" sieve, sift - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" draw - select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" dial - choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number" plump, go - give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" elect - choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically" excerpt, extract, take out - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy cull out, winnow - select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants" cream off, skim off - pick the best pick over, sieve out - separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection" set apart, assign, specify - select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" single out - select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance" decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" think of - choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25" specify, fix, limit, set, determine, define - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" adopt, espouse, follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" screen out, sieve, sort, screen - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" vote in - elect in a voting process; "They voted in Clinton" elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board" nominate, propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
	2.	choose - select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" opt, prefer cop out, opt out - choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider"
	3.	choose - see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

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choose

verb

1. pick, take, prefer, select, elect, adopt, opt for, designate, single out, espouse, settle on, fix on, cherry-pick, settle upon, predestine I chose him to accompany me on my trip.
pick leave, refuse, decline, reject, dismiss, exclude, forgo, throw aside

2. wish, want, desire, see fit You can just take out the interest every year, if you choose.

Proverbs
"If you run after two hares you will catch neither"

Translations

choose [tʃuːz] (chose (pt) (chosen (pp)))

A. VT

1. (gen) → elegir, escoger; (= select) [+ team] → seleccionar; [+ candidate] → elegir
he was chosen (as) leader → fue elegido líder
there is nothing to choose between them → vale tanto el uno como el otro, no veo la diferencia entre ellos

2. (= opt) to choose to do sth → optar por hacer algo
if I don't choose to → si no quiero

B. VI → elegir, escoger
to choose between → elegir entre
there are several to choose from → hay varios entre los que elegir
as/when I choose → como/cuando me parezca, como/cuando me dé la gana(Sp)

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choose [ˈtʃuːz] [chose] [ˈtʃəʊz] (pt) [chosen] [ˈtʃəʊz^ən] (pp)

vt [+ thing, person] → choisir
to choose to do sth → décider de faire qch
there's little to choose between them, there's nothing to choose between them (mainly British) → il y a peu de différence entre eux chosen few

vi (= make a choice) → choisir
It's difficult to choose → C'est difficile de choisir.
to choose between → choisir entre
to choose from → choisir parmi

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choose pret <chose>, ptp <chosen>

vt

(= select) → (aus)wählen, sich (dat) → aussuchen; to choose a team → eine Mannschaft auswählen or zusammenstellen; they chose him as their leader or to be their leader → sie wählten ihn zu ihrem Anführer; in a few well-chosen words → in wenigen wohlgesetzten Worten

(= decide, elect) to choose to do something → es vorziehen, etw zu tun; may I come earlier? — if you choose to → darf ich früher kommen? — wenn Sie wollen

vi

to choose (between or among/from) → wählen or eine Wahl treffen (→ zwischen +dat → /aus or unter +dat); there is nothing or little to choose between them → sie sind gleich gut; there aren’t many to choose from → die Auswahl ist nicht sehr groß

(= decide, elect) as/if you choose → wie/wenn Sie wollen

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choose [tʃuːz] (chose (vb: pt) (chosen (pp)))

1. vt → scegliere
to choose to do sth → scegliere or decidere di fare qc

2. vi → scegliere
to choose between → scegliere tra
there is nothing to choose between them → uno vale l'altro
to choose from → scegliere da or tra
there were several to choose from → vi era parecchia scelta
as/when I choose → come/quando voglio or decido io

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choose [tʃuːz] (chose (vb: pt) (chosen (pp)))

1. vt → scegliere
to choose to do sth → scegliere or decidere di fare qc

2. vi → scegliere
to choose between → scegliere tra
there is nothing to choose between them → uno vale l'altro
to choose from → scegliere da or tra
there were several to choose from → vi era parecchia scelta
as/when I choose → come/quando voglio or decido io

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choose

v choose [tʃuːz]

1 to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants Always choose (a book) carefully. uitkies يَخْتار избирам vybrat, vybírat si vælge; udvælge wählen διαλέγω escoger valima انتخاب کردن valita choisir לִבחוֹר चुनना izabrati, odabrati (ki)választ memilih velja scegliere 選ぶ 고르다 pasirinkti izvēlēties; izmeklēt pilih kiezen velge (ut), kåre wybierać escolher a alege выбирать vybrať si izbrati birati välja เลือก seçmek, tercih etmek 選擇 вибирати چننا ، چھانٹنا ، انتخاب کرنا chọn, lựa 选择

2 to decide (on one course of action rather than another) If he chooses to resign, let him do so. verkies يُقَرِّر решавам rozhodnout se vælge vorziehen αποφασίζω, προτιμώ decidir otsustama ترجیح دادن päättää décider (de) לִבחוֹר निर्णय करना izabrati, odlučiti dönt memutuskan velja, ákveða decidere 決める 결정하다 nuspręsti vēlēties; gribēt memilih besluiten velge, foretrekke, finne for godt postanawiać decidir-se a se decide (să) решать rozhodnúť sa odločiti se odlučiti välja, föredra ตัดสินใจ karar vermek 決定 віддавати перевагу, воліти فیصلہ کرنا quyết định 选定

nothing / not much to choose between

hardly any difference between There's not much to choose between the two methods. keuse, verskil لا يوجد فَرْق بينهما горе-долу еднакви žádný velký rozdíl mezi vælge kaum ein Unterschied zwischen δεν υπάρχουν μεγάλες διαφορές apenas diferencias (entre) pole erilist vahet فرق عمده ای نداشتن olematon ero se valoir אֵין הֶבדֵל दोनों कें बीच कोई खास फर्क नहीं होना nemati izbora egyik tizenkilenc, a másik egy híján húsz hampir tidak ada perbedaan jafngildir kostir, lítill munur poco da scegliere tra 大差なし 대동소이하다 (beveik) jokio skirtumo nav nekādas izvēles tak banyak beza geen/weinig verschil tussen (nesten) ingen forskjell, like gode, lite å velge imellom prawie bez różnicy não há por onde escolher entre a nu fi ace­laşi lucru выбирать тут нечего sotva nejaký rozdiel medzi biti bolj ali manj podoben bez veće razlike det är ingen [] skillnad, det är hugget som stucket ไม่มีความต่าง Ha bu, Ha öteki; Aralarında bir fark yok 兩者差不多 один одного варті; два чоботи - пара چننا rất ít sự khác biệt giữa 两者差不多

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choose → يختار vybrat vælge auswählen επιλέγω elegir valita choisir birati scegliere 選ぶ 선택하다 kiezen velge wybrać escolher выбирать välja เลือก seçmek lựa chọn 选择