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choose

/tʃuːz/
verb★Beginner— to select from available options
general

to select something or someone from a group of options

She chose the red dress for the party.

She selected the red dress from other options.

We have to choose a leader for our team.

We need to select a leader from our team members.

💡

Often used with 'between' or 'from' to indicate options.

Collocations

choose betweento select from two or more optionschoose fromto select from a group of optionschoose to doto decide to do something

Synonyms

selectpickopt fordecide on

Antonyms

rejectignoreavoid

Related Phrases

choose your battlesidiom
to decide carefully which conflicts to engage in
choose wiselyphrase
to make a careful and thoughtful decision

💡Pro Tip

Common Collocations

Remember 'choose between' for two options and 'choose from' for multiple options.

⚡Gold Rule

Subject-Verb Agreement

Use 'chooses' for singular subjects (e.g., 'She chooses carefully') and 'choose' for plural (e.g., 'They choose together').

📖Word Origin

Old English 'ceosan', from Proto-Germanic 'keusanan' (to taste, choose)

📝Usage Notes

Can be followed by 'to' (choose to go) or 'between/from' (choose between options).

Word Breakdown

choose
to select
root
English Dictionary

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