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  Choose \Choose\, v. t. [imp. Chose; p. p. Chosen, Chose
     (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Choosing.] [OE. chesen, cheosen,
     AS. ce['o]san; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen,
     Icel. kj[=o]sa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. ?,
     Skr. jush to enjoy. [root]46. Cf. Choice, 2d Gust.]
     1. To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference
        from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose
        the least of two evils.
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              Choose me for a humble friend.        --Pope.
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     2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.]
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              The landlady now returned to know if we did not
              choose a more genteel apartment.      --Goldsmith.
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     To choose sides. See under Side.
  
     Syn: Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow.
  
     Usage: To Choose, Prefer, Elect. To choose is the
            generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an
            act of the will, especially in accordance with a
            decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or
            favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable
            than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes
            and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some
            office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially
            by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number
            of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private
            life to a public one; to elect members of Congress.
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  Choose \Choose\, v. i.
     1. To make a selection; to decide.
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              They had only to choose between implicit obedience
              and open rebellion.                   --Prescott.
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     2. To do otherwise. ``Can I choose but smile?'' --Pope.
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     Can not choose but, must necessarily.
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              Thou canst not choose but know who I am. --Shak.
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  Choose \Choose\, v. i.
     1. To make a selection; to decide.
  
              They had only to choose between implicit obedience
              and open rebellion.                   --Prescott.
  
     2. To do otherwise. ``Can I choose but smile?'' --Pope.
  
     Can not choose but, must necessarily.
  
              Thou canst not choose but know who I am. --Shak.

  Choose \Choose\, v. t. [imp. Chose; p. p. Chosen, Chose
     (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Choosing.] [OE. chesen, cheosen,
     AS. ce['o]san; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen,
     Icel. kj[=o]sa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. ?,
     Skr. jush to enjoy. [root]46. Cf. Choice, 2d Gust.]
     1. To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference
        from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose
        the least of two evils.
  
              Choose me for a humble friend.        --Pope.
  
     2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.]
  
              The landlady now returned to know if we did not
              choose a more genteel apartment.      --Goldsmith.
  
     To choose sides. See under Side.
  
     Syn: Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow.
  
     Usage: To Choose, Prefer, Elect. To choose is the
            generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an
            act of the will, especially in accordance with a
            decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or
            favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable
            than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes
            and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some
            office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially
            by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number
            of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private
            life to a public one; to elect members of Congress.

  choose
       v 1: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
            "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband
            for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from
            among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: take,
             select, pick out]
       2: select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an
          alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat
          courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the
          East coast" [syn: prefer, opt]
       3: see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in
          a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now
          she failed the exam"
       [also: chosen, chose]

  choose
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διαλέγω

  choose
     conj.
     (lb en mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and
  following number.
     vb.
     1 To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
     2 To elect.
     3 To decide to act in a certain way.
     4 To prefer; to wish; to desire.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete Northern England Scotland) The act of choosing;
  selection.
     2 (lb en obsolete Northern England Scotland) The power, right, or
  privilege of choosing; election.

  choose
     conj.
     (lb en mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and
  following number.
     vb.
     1 To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
     2 To elect.
     3 To decide to act in a certain way.
     4 To prefer; to wish; to desire.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete Northern England Scotland) The act of choosing;
  selection.
     2 (lb en obsolete Northern England Scotland) The power, right, or
  privilege of choosing; election.

  choose
     conj.
     (lb en mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and
  following number.
     vb.
     1 To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
     2 To elect.
     3 To decide to act in a certain way.
     4 To prefer; to wish; to desire.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete Northern England Scotland) The act of choosing;
  selection.
     2 (lb en obsolete Northern England Scotland) The power, right, or
  privilege of choosing; election.

  choose
     conj.
     (lb en mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and
  following number.
     vb.
     1 To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
     2 To elect.
     3 To decide to act in a certain way.
     4 To prefer; to wish; to desire.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete Northern England Scotland) The act of choosing;
  selection.
     2 (lb en obsolete Northern England Scotland) The power, right, or
  privilege of choosing; election.

  choose
     Englanti vb.
     1 valita
     2 ''~ to + inf.'' päättää (''tehdä jtk, useista vaihtoehtoista'')

  choose
     Engelska vb.
     1 välja, göra ett val
     2 välja ut

  choose /tʃˈuːz/
  kies, verkies

  Choose /tʃˈuːz/
  إختر

  choose //t͡ʃuːz// 
  1. решавам
  to decide to act in a certain way
  2. избирам
  to elect
  3. подби́рам, избирам
  to pick

  choose /tʃˈuːz/
  vyberte

  choose /tʃˈuːz/ 
  volit

  choose /tʃˈuːz/
  zvolit si

  choose /tʃˈuːz/ 
  vybrat

  choose /tʃˈuːz/
  zvolit

  choose /tʃˈuːz/ 
  vybrat si

  choose /tʃˈuːz/
  vybírat

  choose! /tʃˈuːz/
  vyberte si

  choose /tʃˈuːz/ 
  dewis 

  choose /tʃˈuːz/ 
  heraussuchen 
     Synonym: select
  
   see: selecting, choosing, selected, chosen, selects, chooses, selects, chose
  

  choose /tʃˈuːz/ 
  jdn. küren, erküren, erkiesen, auswählen 
           Note: zu
        "he/she chooses"  - er/sie kürt, er/sie erkürt
     Synonym: elect sb.
  
   see: choosing, electing, chosen, elected, he/she elects, I/he/she chose
  

  choose /tʃˈuːz/ (chose /tʃˈəʊz/ <>, chosen /tʃˈəʊzən/ <>) 
  wählen, auswählen, aussuchen, auserwählen, erwählen, küren, vorziehen 
        "he/she chooses"  - er/sie wählt, er/sie sucht aus
        "have to choose between the devil and the deep blue sea"  - zwischen Pest und Cholera wählen müssen
     Synonym: chuse
  
   see: choosing, chosen, I/he/she chose
  

  choose /tʃˈuːz/ 
  wählen, die Wahl haben 
           Note: zwischen; aus; unter
           Note: between; among; from

  choose /tʃˈuːz/
  
  επιλέγω, διαλέγω

  choose //t͡ʃuːz// 
  1. päättää
  to decide to act in a certain way
  2. valita 2.
  to pick
   3.
  to elect

  choose /tʃuːz/
  adopter, choisir, désigner, opter

  choose /tʃˈuːz/ 
  1. चुनना
        "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"

  choose /tʃˈuːz/
  birati, izabere, izaberete, izabrati, izbor, odabir za akciju, odabirati, odabrati, više voljeti

  choose //t͡ʃuːz// 
  1. pilih
  2. memilih, pilih 2.
  to elect
   3.
  to pick

  choose /tʃˈuːz/
  eleggere, scegliere

  choose //t͡ʃuːz// 
  選ぶ 2.
  to pick
   3.
  to elect

  choose /tʃuːz/
  optare

  choose /tʃuːz/
  1. (pasi)rinkti
  2. norėti, bevelyti

  choose //t͡ʃuːz// 
  1. beslutte, utvelge, velge
  2. velge
  to pick

  choose /ʧu:z/ 
   1.  wybierać
   2.  postanawiać, chcieć
   3.  there is *little/not much* to choose between (:there :is [:little | :not :much] :to :choose :between)
   - nie ma żadnej różnicy między

  choose /tʃuːz/
  designar, eleger, escolher, nomear, optar

  choose /tʃuːz/
  выбирать, выбрать

  choose /tʃuːz/
  elegir, escoger

  choose //t͡ʃuːz// 
  välja 2.
  to pick
   3.
  to elect

  choose /tʃˈuːz/ 
  
  chagua

  choose /tʃˈuːz/
  1. (chose, chosen) seçmek, ayırmak, tercih etmek, arzu etmek, istemek
  2. tercih yapmak. cannot choose but mecburdur. chooser  seçen kimse.

  
/ˈtʃuz/

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "choose":
     adopt, aim at, be desirous of, choose to, choosy, co-opt, command,
     covet, crave, cull, decide, decree, delicate, desiderate, desire,
     determine, elect, embrace, espouse, fancy, fastidious, favor,
     finical, finicking, finicky, fussy, have designs on, judge, like,
     love, lust, lust after, make choice of, mark, nice, opt, opt for,
     particular, pernickety, persnickety, pick, pick and choose,
     pick out, please, prefer, resolve, see fit, select, settle on,
     settle upon, single out, take, take to, think fit, think good,
     think proper, want, will, wish, wish to goodness, wish very much,
     would fain do
  
  

  v. 选择,宁愿,欲;

     vt. 选择,宁愿,欲
     vi. 选择,喜欢