CHOOSE


Meaning of CHOOSE in English

v. (past chose; past part. chosen)

1. tr. select out of a greater number.

2 intr. (usu. foll. by between, from) take or select one or another.

3 tr. (usu. foll. by to + infin.) decide, be determined (chose to stay behind).

4 tr. (foll. by complement) select as (was chosen king).

5 tr. Theol. (esp. as chosen adj.) destine to be saved (God's chosen people).

Phrases and idioms:

cannot choose but archaic must. nothing (or little) to choose between them they are equivalent.

Derivatives:

chooser n.

Etymology: OE ceosan f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.