choose (tʃuːz
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: chooses, choosing, chose, chosen
- to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc) from a number of alternatives
- (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to consider it desirable or proper ⇒
I don't choose to read that book
- (intr) to like; please ⇒
you may stand if you choose
- See cannot choose but
- See nothing to choose between
Alternative Forms
ˈchooser nounWord Origin
Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosanSynonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations
"If you run after two hares you will catch neither"
Translations
- British English:
choose
If you choose someone or something from all the people or things that are available, you decide to have that person or thing.They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections. It would be nice to buy all of these things, but most of us have to choose.tʃuːz VERB They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections. It would be nice to buy all of these things, but most of us have to choose.
- Spanish:
elegir
v
- French:
choisir
vt
- German:
auswählen
v
- Chinese: 选择 v
- Arabic: يَخْتارُ v
- Portuguese: escolher v
- Russian: выбирать v
- Croatian: birati v
- Czech: vybrat v vybírat
- Danish: vælge v
- Dutch: kiezen v
- Finnish: valita v
- Greek: επιλέγω v
- Italian: scegliere v
- Japanese: 選ぶ v
- Korean: 선택하다 v
- Norwegian: velge v
- Polish: wybrać v wybierać
- Brazilian Portuguese: escolher v
- European Spanish:
elegir
v
- Swedish: välja v
- Thai: เลือก v
- Turkish: seçmek v
- Vietnamese: lựa chọn v