chooses English
Verb
(head)
(choose)
choose English
(Choice)
Alternative forms
* chuse
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .
Verb
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
To elect.
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To decide to act in a certain way.
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To wish; to desire; to prefer.
*(Oliver Goldsmith) (1730-1774)
*:The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See
Related terms
* choice
* choosey
* chosen
Conjunction
( English Conjunctions)
(mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.
- The number of distinct subsets of size ''k'' from a set of size ''n'' is or "''n'' choose ''k''".
See also
* (projectlink)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) .
Noun
(chooses)
(dialectal, or, obsolete) The act of choosing; selection.
(dialectal, or, obsolete) The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.
(dialectal, or, obsolete) Scope for choice.
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choice Noun
( en noun)
An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
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, title=The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation
, volume=100, issue=1, page=74
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, passage=Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.}}
- Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
- The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.
Anything that can be chosen.
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The best or most preferable part.
* Milton
- The flower and choice / Of many provinces from bound to bound.
Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination.
* Francis Bacon
- I imagine they [the apothegms of Caesar] were collected with judgment and choice .
(obsolete) A sufficient number to choose among.
- (Shakespeare)
Synonyms
* (anything that can be chosen) assortment, range, selection
* the cream
* See also
Related terms
* choose
* choosey
* chosen
* Hobson's choice
Adjective
( en-adj)
Especially good or preferred.
- It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.
(slang, New Zealand) Cool; excellent.
- Choice ! I'm going to the movies.
Synonyms
* (especially good or preferred) prime, prize, quality, select
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