Meaning of "choose" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHOOSE

Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CHOOSE

choose  [tʃuːz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHOOSE

Choose is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb choose in English.

WHAT DOES CHOOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Choose

Choose may refer to: ▪ Choice, the act of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one of them for action ▪ Binomial coefficient, a mathematical function describing number of possible selections of subsets ▪ Morra, a hand game sometimes referred to as Choose ▪ Choose, a crime horror film directed by Marcus Graves ▪ "Choose", a song by Stone Sour from their eponymous album...

Definition of choose in the English dictionary

The first definition of choose in the dictionary is to select from a number of alternatives. Other definition of choose is to consider it desirable or proper. Choose is also to like; please.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHOOSE

PRESENT

Present

I choose

you choose

he/she/it chooses

we choose

you choose

they choose

Present continuous

I am choosing

you are choosing

he/she/it is choosing

we are choosing

you are choosing

they are choosing

Present perfect

I have chosen

you have chosen

he/she/it has chosen

we have chosen

you have chosen

they have chosen

Present perfect continuous

I have been choosing

you have been choosing

he/she/it has been choosing

we have been choosing

you have been choosing

they have been choosing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I chose

you chose

he/she/it chose

we chose

you chose

they chose

Past continuous

I was choosing

you were choosing

he/she/it was choosing

we were choosing

you were choosing

they were choosing

Past perfect

I had chosen

you had chosen

he/she/it had chosen

we had chosen

you had chosen

they had chosen

Past perfect continuous

I had been choosing

you had been choosing

he/she/it had been choosing

we had been choosing

you had been choosing

they had been choosing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will choose

you will choose

he/she/it will choose

we will choose

you will choose

they will choose

Future continuous

I will be choosing

you will be choosing

he/she/it will be choosing

we will be choosing

you will be choosing

they will be choosing

Future perfect

I will have chosen

you will have chosen

he/she/it will have chosen

we will have chosen

you will have chosen

they will have chosen

Future perfect continuous

I will have been choosing

you will have been choosing

he/she/it will have been choosing

we will have been choosing

you will have been choosing

they will have been choosing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would choose

you would choose

he/she/it would choose

we would choose

you would choose

they would choose

Conditional continuous

I would be choosing

you would be choosing

he/she/it would be choosing

we would be choosing

you would be choosing

they would be choosing

Conditional perfect

I would have choose

you would have choose

he/she/it would have choose

we would have choose

you would have choose

they would have choose

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been choosing

you would have been choosing

he/she/it would have been choosing

we would have been choosing

you would have been choosing

they would have been choosing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you choose
we let´s choose
you choose

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to choose

Past participle

chosen

Present Participle

choosing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CHOOSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «choose» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of choose

adopt · cherry-pick · designate · desire · elect · espouse · pick · predestine · prefer · see fit · select · take · want · wish

TRANSLATION OF CHOOSE

Find out the translation of choose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of choose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «choose» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 选择
• Translator English - Spanish: elegir
• English: choose
• Translator English - Hindi: चयन
• Translator English - Arabic: يَخْتارُ
• Translator English - Russian: выбирать
• Translator English - Portuguese: escolher
• Translator English - Bengali: পছন্দ
• Translator English - French: choisir
• Translator English - Malay: Pilih
• Translator English - German: auswählen
• Translator English - Japanese: 選ぶ
• Translator English - Korean: 선택하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Milih
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lựa chọn
• Translator English - Tamil: தேர்வு
• Translator English - Marathi: निवडा
• Translator English - Turkish: seçmek
• Translator English - Italian: scegliere
• Translator English - Polish: wybrać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: обирати
• Translator English - Romanian: a alege
• Translator English - Greek: επιλέγω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kies
• Translator English - Swedish: välja
• Translator English - Norwegian: velge

10 QUOTES WITH «CHOOSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word choose.

1

Ryan Adams

There is this strange fog of being a young man that I would refer to as soft time. Time does not go forward there. It's a series of doors that kind of wind back into one another, like a series of doors in the upper floor of a house. You revisit the same lessons over and over again, or you choose to ignore them.

2

Sidney Altman

By the time I reached high school my father's grocery store had made our life adequately comfortable and I was able to choose, without any practical encumbrances, the subjects that I wanted to pursue in college.

3

Tracy Anderson

You need to be dedicated to your workout, whatever you choose.

4

Kofi Annan

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

5

Darren Aronofsky

I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to choose the road that I have the most passion on because then you can never really blame yourself for making the wrong choices. You can always say you're following your passion.

6

Rodney Atkins

You choose to be happy, and in life we have as many good days as bad days. I try to find and record those songs that pull you through the bad days, and keep you believing that the good days are just around the corner.

7

Kevyn Aucoin

Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices - today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.

8

Tammy Bruce

Remember, social progress only happens when those in society's privileged classes choose to give up their status.

9

Liang Chow

I've been coaching the sport for a number of years. And I went through many athletes. Some athletes stay with your program for a long, long period of time. Some athletes, they have a different approach as far as coaching style or your philosophies. I totally respect their own opinions - they have the right to choose their own coach.

10

Tim Crouch

'The Author' is a play about responsibility, how active we are as spectators and how responsible we are for what we choose to look at.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOOSE»

Discover the use of choose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to choose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Free to Choose: A Personal Statement

Argues that free-market forces work better than government controls for achieving real equality and security, protecting consumers and workers, providing education, and avoiding inflation and unemployment

Milton Friedman, 1990

Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and ...

Identifies seven personality types that share a common quality of having numerous unrelated interests, explaining how to prioritize and pursue multiple goals simultaneously in order to enjoy a successful and varied life.

Barbara Sher, 2007

Why Choose this Book?: How We Make Decisions

A director in theoretical neuroscience introduces readers to the latest findings in the science of decision-making, offering an accessible discussion of the origins of aesthetic choices, ethical behavior, financial decisions, and more, in ...

Read Montague, 2006

Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose

Packed with helpful suggestions for those seeking love and those already in it, this book is about love's many puzzles. The second edition furthers the work of the popular and successful first edition.

Ayala Malach Pines, 2013

The Power to Choose: Bangladeshi Women and Labor Market ...

Naila Kabeer examines the lives of women workers in different urban centers to shed light on the question of what constitutes 'fair' competition in international trade.

Naila Kabeer, 2002

Choose Life: A Dialogue

In this volume - which still reads as freshly as it did when it was first published, and which is now reissued for a new generation of readers - the inspiring challenge issued by both men is framed as follows: will humankind choose to ...

Arnold Toynbee, Daisaku Ikeda, 2007

Choose and Focus: Japanese Business Strategies for the 21st ...

Examines how "choose and focus" strategies, whereby corporations concentrate on core areas and spin off unrelated businesses, have completely altered the strategic logic of Japan's previous industrial architecture.

Ulrike Schaede, 2008

Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship

In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive ...

Kath Weston, 1997

How We Choose to be Happy: The 9 Choices of Extremely Happy ...

Two professional training consultants explain how readers can create their own personal definition of happiness and how they can make happiness a central goal in life, illuminating nine fundamental principles that can transform one's ...

Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, 2004

Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose Between Right ...

The first story presents a young man whose choice will affect him only as an individual; the second, a department head, whose decision will influence his organization; the third, a corporate executive, whose actions will have much larger, ...

Joseph Badaracco Jr., 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term choose is used in the context of the following news items.

Florida universities among the top schools Jews choose

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Choose your all-time Reds All-Star team

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Not Having To Choose Between Income And Experience

This summer, for the first time, Goldin won't have to choose. Hillel at Baruch College, with support from UJA-Federation of New York and the ... «The Jewish Week, Jul 15»

Choose the right beard style for you

Brave the monsoon with these beards that are easy to maintain. Celebrity hairstylist Asgar Saboo shares some of his top tips for achieving the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Insider Buzz: Jets Could Choose to Extend Wilkerson over …

Defensive end Sheldon Richardson has been suspended four games by the NFL, and this could hurt his long-term future with the New York ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

What songs do players choose as walk-out music? (video)

What songs do players choose as walk-out music? (video). KARSAY. Steve Karsay, locked in during a spring-training game in 2001 against ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»

Tyga Addresses Penis Pic Scandal: ''I'll Never Understand Why …

I'll never understand why people choose hate and negativity over anything else." Additionally, Tyga's lawyer, Lee Hutton, confirms the ... «E! Online, Jul 15»

Dishonored 2's leads play differently and you have to choose …

"[Y]ou play as Emily for like half an hour and then you get to this pivotal moment where a dramatic thing happens, and you choose at that point ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»

Choose Profit Growth Over Buybacks: 4 Picks

Rather than investing in new plants, equipment and products, or paying their taxes and giving raises and bonuses to their employees, big ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»

How to choose the right sofa

The shape and style you choose should complement the style of your home and, most importantly, the people who are going to use it. «Domain News, Jul 15»