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Detailed Synonyms for choose in English

choose:

to choose verbe (chooses, chose, choosing)

  1. to choose
    to choose; to select; to sort out; to pick out; to single out; to prefer; to pick
    • choose verbe (chooses, chose, choosing)
    • select verbe (selects, selected, selecting)
    • sort out verbe (sorts out, sorted out, sorting out)
    • pick out verbe (picks out, picked out, picking out)
    • single out verbe (singles out, singled out, singling out)
    • prefer verbe (prefers, preferred, preferring)
    • pick verbe (picks, picked, picking)
  2. to choose
    to opt; to choose
    • opt verbe (opts, opted, opting)
    • choose verbe (chooses, chose, choosing)
  3. to choose
    to choose; to prefer; to select; to pick; to sort out
    • choose verbe (chooses, chose, choosing)
    • prefer verbe (prefers, preferred, preferring)
    • select verbe (selects, selected, selecting)
    • pick verbe (picks, picked, picking)
    • sort out verbe (sorts out, sorted out, sorting out)
  4. to choose
    to prefer; to choose
    • prefer verbe (prefers, preferred, preferring)
    • choose verbe (chooses, chose, choosing)
  5. to choose
    – pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 1
    to take; to choose; to select; to pick out
    – pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • choose verbe (chooses, chose, choosing)
    • select verbe (selects, selected, selecting)
      • She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her1
    • pick out verbe (picks out, picked out, picking out)
  6. to choose
    – select as an alternative over another 1
    to prefer; to choose; to opt
    – select as an alternative over another 1
    • prefer verbe (prefers, preferred, preferring)
    • choose verbe (chooses, chose, choosing)
      • I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant1
    • opt verbe (opts, opted, opting)
      • She opted for the job on the East coast1
  7. to choose
    – see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way 1
    to choose
    – see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way 1
    • choose verbe (chooses, chose, choosing)
      • She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam1
  8. to choose
    – To pick a command or an option from within a graphical user interface, as by clicking a button in a dialog box or pulling down a menu and then releasing the mouse button on one of its options. 2
    to choose
    – To pick a command or an option from within a graphical user interface, as by clicking a button in a dialog box or pulling down a menu and then releasing the mouse button on one of its options. 2
    • choose verbe (chooses, chose, choosing)

Conjugations for choose:

present
  1. choose
  2. choose
  3. chooses
  4. choose
  5. choose
  6. choose
simple past
  1. chose
  2. chose
  3. chose
  4. chose
  5. chose
  6. chose
present perfect
  1. have chosen
  2. have chosen
  3. has chosen
  4. have chosen
  5. have chosen
  6. have chosen
past continuous
  1. was choosing
  2. were choosing
  3. was choosing
  4. were choosing
  5. were choosing
  6. were choosing
future
  1. shall choose
  2. will choose
  3. will choose
  4. shall choose
  5. will choose
  6. will choose
continuous present
  1. am choosing
  2. are choosing
  3. is choosing
  4. are choosing
  5. are choosing
  6. are choosing
subjunctive
  1. am chosen
  2. are chosen
  3. is chosen
  4. are chosen
  5. are chosen
  6. are chosen
diverse
  1. choose!
  2. let's choose!
  3. choose
  4. choose
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "choose":

  • choosing

Alternate Synonyms for "choose":


Related Definitions for "choose":

  1. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives1
  2. select as an alternative over another1
    • I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant1
  3. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way1
    • She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam1
  4. To pick a command or an option from within a graphical user interface, as by clicking a button in a dialog box or pulling down a menu and then releasing the mouse button on one of its options.2

Related Synonyms for choose