Meaning

To pick; to make the choice of; to select..

Definitions by Sense

1. To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
2. To elect.
3. To decide to act in a certain way.
4. To prefer; to wish; to desire.
5. (mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.
6. (obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) The act of choosing; selection.
7. (obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.

Example Sentences

I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.

Secondly, VVhen in exerting any paſſion in action, vve chuſe means inſufficient for the deſign'd end, and deceive ourſelves in our judgment of cauſes and effects.

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.

He was chosen as president in 1990.

I chose to walk to work today.

The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment.

Choose truth, and find beauty. Choose love, and embrace change.

The number of distinct subsets of size k from a set of size n is tbinom nk or "n choose k".

Word Forms

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When Should You Use Choose?

Use choose when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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