I.
noun
1 act of choosing
ADJECTIVE
▪ careful , good , informed , right , wise
▪
a careful ~ of words
▪ bad , wrong
▪ difficult , hard , stark , tough
▪
She faced the stark ~ of backing the new plan or losing her job.
▪ easy , simple
▪
In the end, the ~ was quite easy.
▪ conscious , deliberate
▪
When did you make a conscious ~ to become an artist?
▪ natural
▪ rational
▪ moral
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Doctors have to make moral ~s every day of their lives.
▪ personal
▪
These are personal ~s that people must make for themselves.
▪ career , food , lifestyle
▪
Much ill health is the result of poor diet and lifestyle ~s.
VERB + CHOICE
▪ make
▪ be faced with , face
▪ dictate , guide , influence
▪
Your needs should dictate your ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~ , from ~ , out of ~
▪
I wouldn't have come to this bar by ~!
▪ of ~ (= that is/should be chosen by a particular group of people for a particular purpose)
▪
It's the software of ~ for business use.
▪ of your ~ (= that you choose yourself)
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First prize will be a meal for two at a restaurant of your ~.
▪ ~ about
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to make ~s about their future
2 chance/ability to choose
ADJECTIVE
▪ clear
▪ free
▪
Students have a free ~ from a range of subjects.
▪ first
▪
You can have first ~ of all the rooms.
▪ multiple
▪
a test with multiple ~ questions
▪ consumer , parental , public
▪ individual , personal
VERB + CHOICE
▪ have
▪
I now had a clear ~: either I accept their terms or I leave.
▪ exercise
▪
Everyone in a democracy has the right to exercise ~.
▪ give sb , offer sb , present sb with
▪
We gave her the ~, and she decided she'd like a bike for her birthday.
▪ extend
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
▪
He had no ~ about that.
▪ ~ as to
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to extend parental ~ as to which schools children should attend
▪ ~ between
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She has a ~ between three different universities.
▪ ~ of
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a ~ of wines
PHRASES
▪ freedom of ~
▪ have little ~ but to do sth , have no ~ but to do sth
▪
I had no ~ but to cancel my trip.
▪ have no ~ in the matter
▪
The way he behaved meant that we had no ~ in the matter.
▪ leave sb with little ~ , leave sb with no ~
▪
Your decision leaves me with no ~ but to resign.
3 things from which you can/must choose
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , wide
▪ limited
▪ available
▪
a range of available ~s
VERB + CHOICE
▪ have , offer
▪
We offer a ~ of ten different destinations.
▪ limit , narrow
▪
Smoking may limit your ~ of contraception.
▪ expand
CHOICE + VERB
▪ be available (to sb) , be open to sb
▪
a limited range of ~s available to buyers
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
The store has a very limited ~ of ties.
PHRASES
▪ be spoilt for ~ (= to have a large number of things from which to choose) ( BrE )
4 sb/sth that is chosen
ADJECTIVE
▪ excellent , good , happy , ideal , inspired , perfect , smart ( esp. AmE )
▪
It was a happy ~ of venue
▪ bad , poor , unfortunate
▪
Baldwin was a poor ~ for such a role.
▪ appropriate
▪ odd
▪ logical , obvious
▪
Bill is the obvious ~ for captain of the team.
▪ popular
▪ first , second
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Our first ~ for a site was already taken.
▪ top
▪
People were asked about their top ~s for meeting locations.
▪ preferred
▪
The hotel is the preferred ~ for business people.
VERB + CHOICE
▪ regret
▪
She was starting to regret her ~.
▪ defend , justify
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Maria defended her ~ of name for the child.
▪ question
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She questioned the ~ of Murphy for this role.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ as
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Mary is a popular ~ as chair of the committee.
▪ ~ for
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I think she's a very good ~ for captain.
▪ ~ of
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I don't think much of her ~ of outfit.
II.
adj.
Choice is used with these nouns: ↑ beef , ↑ cut , ↑ morsel , ↑ word