CHOOSE


Meaning of CHOOSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchüz ]

verb

( chose ˈchōz ; cho·sen ˈchō-z ə n ; choos·ing ˈchü-ziŋ)

Etymology: Middle English chosen, from Old English cēosan; 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 ˈchü-zər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.