escolher

Meaning

to choose

Concepts

choose

elect

pick out

pick

⛏️

select

name

opt

take

choose

𐐽𐐭𐑆

choose

single out

display

appoint

connote

decide

demonstrate

denote

designate

indicate

manifest

mark

motion

point out

show

suggest

winnow

prefer

resolve

estimate

set

set apart

set down

assign

determine

solve

sort out

specify

select elect

cull

to

make a choice

assess

cull out

fix on

fix upon

make out

lay down

go for

cast

Synonyms

eleger

designar

nomear

optar

seleccionar

selecionar

mostrar

aparelhar

apontar

assinalar

decidir

especificar

indicar

preferir

resolver

gostar mais de

tomar

dar preferência

seletar

optar por

Translations

choisir

scegliere

kiezen

elegir

escoger

wählen

auswählen

uitkiezen

seçmek

elegir

eleggere

triar

⛏️

escollir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.koˈʎe(ʁ)/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: escoller

Cognate with Spanish: escoger

Cognate with Catalan: escollir

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese escolher, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *excolligere, from Latin ex- + colligere (“to gather”). Compare Galician escoller, Spanish escoger, Catalan escollir.

Sentences

Chegou no ponto em que estamos , não podemos mais escolher .

It has reached the point where we are, we can no longer choose.