choose

CEFRA1

/t͡ʃuːz/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To decide which person or thing you want.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To decide to act in a certain way.

Examples

  • There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from.

  • You may choose either of the two books.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ʃʉːz/
  • /t͡ʃuz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To elect.

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

  3. To prefer; to wish; to desire.

More examples

In context

  • He was chosen as president in 1990.

  • I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.

  • I chose to walk to work today.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English chesen, from Old English ċēosan (“to choose, seek out, select, elect, decide, test, accept, settle for, approve”), from Proto-West Germanic *keusan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to test; to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti (“to choose, taste”), from *ǵews- (“to taste, try”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian kjoze (“to choose”), West Frisian kieze (“to choose”), Dutch kiezen (“to choose”), Low German kesen (“to choose”), German kiesen (“to choose”), Danish kyse (“to frighten”), Faroese and Icelandic kjósa (“to vote; to elect; to choose; to prefer”), Norwegian Nynorsk kjosa, kjose (“to choose”), Swedish tjusa (“to charm; to bewitch”), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰�...