choose

/tʃuːz/

to select from available options

You can choose between coffee or tea for breakfast.

This shows making a decision between two 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

to decide carefully which conflicts to engage in

to make a careful and thoughtful decision

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

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

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

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

choose

to select

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