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choose

/t͡ʃuz/verb1 syllable

Choose means: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.

Synonyms for choose19

verb, as in pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

take, select, pick out

verb, as in select as an alternative over another

prefer, opt

also used for choose

accept, adopt, appoint, cast, crave, decide, designate, desire, determine, elect, embrace, espouse, excerpt, extract

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What does choose mean?3

verb

1

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives“Take any one of these cards”

2

select as an alternative over another“I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant”

3

see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way“She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with choose?38

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 38 rhymes for choose, grouped by syllable

Choose in a sentence

  • If you could choose the genes for your children, would you?Source_VOA
  • All of them are good, so choose three books.pandark
  • Choose such friends as will benefit you, they say.unknown
  • It's difficult choosing between what's right and what's wrong, but you have to choose.CK
  • People can choose to start loving, but can't choose to stop.CK
  • However, your wedding is your own, and you get to choose how it goes.miflhanc
  • Choose what is right, not what is easy.dimitris
  • If you had to choose between piano and violin, which would you prefer?Djef_Messaoudi

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Forms of choose

as a verb

past tense
chose
past participle
chosen
present participle
choosing
third-person singular
chooses