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