Choose meaning

What does “choose” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“choose” is a verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.

choose

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
“Take any one of these cards”
“Choose a good husband for your daughter”
Synonymstake select pick out
select as an alternative over another
“I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant”
“She opted for the job on the East coast”
Synonymsprefer opt
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”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University