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verb [intransitive/transitive] American English pronunciation: choose /tʃuz/ 
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present tense
I/you/we/theychoose
he/she/itchooses
present participlechoosing
past tensechose
past participlechosen
  1. to decide which you want from a number of people or things

    Do you feel that you chose the wrong career?

    choose from:

    There is a huge range of vacations to choose from.

    choose between:

    She is forced to choose between her husband and her parents.

    choose which/where/whether etc.:

    How do you choose which car you are going to buy?

    I like this job because I can choose when and where I do the work.

    choose someone/something as something:

    Atlanta was chosen as the site for the 1996 Olympic Games.

    choose someone/something for something:

    Surely he wasn’t just chosen for his good looks?

    choose someone/something out of someone/something:

    The winner was chosen out of thousands who sent in photos.

    Thesaurus entry for this meaning of  chooseThesaurus entry for this meaning of choose
    1. a.
      to decide to do something
      choose to do something:

      More and more people are choosing to live alone.

      choose to ignore:

      Hilary chose to ignore the doctor’s warning.

      if someone so chooses:

      Why shouldn’t they be allowed to come and live here if they so choose?

      Thesaurus entry for this meaning of  chooseThesaurus entry for this meaning of choose

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