v.
Pronunciation: ' chüz
Function: verb
Inflected Form: chose \ ' ch ō z \ ; cho · sen \ ' ch ō -z ə n \ ; choos · ing \ ' chü-zi ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English chosen, from Old English c ē osan; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a : to select freely and after consideration < choose a career> b : to decide on especially by vote : ELECT < chose her as captain>
2 a : to have a preference for < choose one car over another> b : DECIDE < chose to go by train>
intransitive verb
1 : to make a selection <finding it hard to choose >
2 : to take an alternative ― used after cannot and usually followed by but <when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy ― J. A. Froude>
– choos · er \ ' chü-z ə r \ noun