Definition of CHOOSE

choose

Plural: chooses

Verb

Verb Forms: chose, chosen, choosing, chooses

  • To select from a range of alternatives; to prefer.
  • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    • "Choose a good husband for your daughter"
  • select as an alternative over another
    • "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"
  • see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
  • To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
  • To elect.
  • To decide to act in a certain way.
  • To prefer; to wish; to desire.

Conj

  • The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.

Noun

  • The act of choosing; selection.
  • The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.

Examples

  • He was chosen as president in 1990.
  • I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.
  • I chose to walk to work today.
  • Smart players choose their spots on the board carefully, aiming for high scores.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cheosen, chesen, from Old English ċēosan (“to choose, seek out, select, elect, decide, test, accept, settle for, approve”), from Proto-West Germanic *keusan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to taste, choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti, from *ǵews- (“to taste, try”).
Cognate with Scots chuise, cheese (“to choose”), North Frisian kese (“to choose”), Saterland Frisian kjoze (“to choose”), West Frisian kieze (“to choose”), Dutch kiezen (“to choose”), French choisir (“to choose”), Low German kesen (“to choose”), German Low German kiesen (“to pick, select”), archaic and partially obsolete German kiesen (“to choose”), Danish kyse (“to frighten (via ‘to charm, allure’ and ‘to enchant’)”), Norwegian kjose (“to choose”), Swedish tjusa (“to charm, allure, enchant”), Icelandic kjósa (“to choose, vote, elect”), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan, “to test”), Latin gustō (“I taste, sample”), Ancient Greek γεύω (geúō, “to feed”), Sanskrit जोषति (jóṣati, “to like, enjoy”), Russian кушать (kúšatʹ, “to have a meal, to eat”).

Scrabble Score: 11

choose: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
choose: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
choose: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

choose: valid Words With Friends Word