choose

Meaning

Verb

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.

Conj

The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.

Noun

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

Synonyms

select

elect

pick out

pick

⛏️

prefer

take

opt

sort

cull

appoint

vote

name

pick up

assort

single out

like

designate

sort out

settle

resolve

decide

ordain

fix

𐐽𐐭𐑆

choice

set aside

denote

make a choice

demonstrate

adjudicate

co-opt

show

suggest

want

reserve

receive

screen

conclude

collect

point out

nominate

mark

connote

manifest

motion

display

indicate

dial

determine

adopt

Translations

choisir

wählen

scegliere

kiezen

elegir

escoger

escolher

auswählen

seçmek

uitkiezen

eleggere

triar

⛏️

eleger

elegir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃuːz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cheosen

Inherited from Old English: ċēosan

Cognate with Scots: chuise

Cognate with Northern Frisian: kese

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: kjoze

Cognate with Western Frisian: kieze

Cognate with Dutch: kiezen

Cognate with French: choisir

Cognate with Low German: kesen

Cognate with German: kiesen

Cognate with Danish: kyse

Cognate with Norwegian: kjose

Cognate with Swedish: tjusa

Cognate with Icelandic: kjósa

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽

Cognate with Latin: gustō

Cognate with Ancient Greek: γεύω

Cognate with Sanskrit: जोषति

Cognate with Russian: кушать

In summary

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”).

Sentences

Choose between the high road and the low .