choose

verb
UK: /tʃuːz/
US: /tʃuːz/

  1. To decide between two or more possibilities.

    1. I choose the red one, please. [ ] [ ]
    2. You can choose any item from the menu for your meal. [ ] [ ]

  2. To decide on and pick out a person or thing from a number of possibilities.

    1. I will choose my friends carefully. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company has to choose a new CEO by the end of the month. [ ] [ ]

  3. To prefer to do something.

    1. I choose to stay at home tonight. [ ] [ ]
    2. Many choose to ignore the warnings about climate change consequences. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

select decide prefer pick determine opt elect
choose noun

  1. The act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.

    1. It's your choose what to do. [ ] [ ]
    2. Having a wide range of options makes the choose more difficult. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "choose" in English means: To decide between two or more possibilities., To decide on and pick out a person or thing from a number of possibilities., To prefer to do something..

The phonetic transcription of "choose" is /tʃuːz/ in British English and /tʃuːz/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "choose": select, decide, prefer, pick, determine, opt, elect.

Example usage of "choose": "I choose the red one, please.". More examples on the page.