Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete)The act of choosing; selection.

  2. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete)The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.

Examples

2016 sentences
  1. You may choose any of them.

    Ви можете вибрати будь-який з них. — ChickenKiev

    ruВы можете выбрать любой из них. — nami

    deSie dürfen sich jeden von ihnen aussuchen. — Espi

  2. You may choose what you like.

    Можете вибрати що вам до вподоби. — ascolto

    ruВы можете выбрать что хотите. — nami

    deDu kannst dir aussuchen, was du willst. — dima555

  3. I can't decide which to choose.

    Не можу вирішити, який саме вибрати. — deniko

    ruЯ не могу решить, какую выбрать. — odexed

  4. I chose him a nice tie.

    Я вибрав йому гарну краватку. — deniko

    ruЯ выбрала ему красивый галстук. — Kathereenah

    deIch habe ihm eine schöne Krawatte ausgesucht. — Dejo

  5. I will choose one of them.

    Я виберу один із них. — deniko

    ruЯ выберу одну из них. — marafon

Origin

From Middle English chose, chos, chooce, a Northern dialectal form of Middle English chois

From Middle English chose, chos, chooce, a Northern dialectal form of Middle English chois (“choice”). Cognate with Scots chose, choose, chuse (“choosing, choice, selection”). Doublet of choice, see which for more.

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Forms

plural: chooses

Collocations

12 patterns
  • chose not to
  • chosen to do
  • choose between
  • won't be chosen
  • may choose whichever
  • to choose between
  • choose whichever
  • be chosen to
  • chose the wine
  • have to choose
  • one to choose
  • chose to ignore

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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