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Definition of 'choose'English
(Choice)
Alternative forms
* chuse
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .
Verb
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
To elect.
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To decide to act in a certain way.
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To wish; to desire; to prefer.
*(Oliver Goldsmith) (1730-1774)
*:The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See
Related terms
* choice
* choosey
* chosen
Conjunction
( en-con)
(mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.
- The number of distinct subsets of size ''k'' from a set of size ''n'' is or "''n'' choose ''k''".
See also
* (projectlink)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) .
Noun
(chooses)
(dialectal|or|obsolete) The act of choosing; selection.
(dialectal|or|obsolete) The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.
(dialectal|or|obsolete) Scope for choice.
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