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Choose v. t. (past chose; past part. chosen, obs. chose; pres. part. choosing)

To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils. "Choose me for a humble friend."

To wish; to desire; to prefer. (Colloq.) "The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment."

To choose sides. See under Side.

Synonyms: Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow. To Choose, Prefer, Elect. To choose is the generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an act of the will, especially in accordance with a decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private life to a public one; to elect members of Congress.

Choose v. i. (past chose; past part. chosen, obs. chose; pres. part. choosing)

To make a selection; to decide. "They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion."

To do otherwise. "Can I choose but smile?"

Can not choose but, must necessarily. "Thou canst not choose but know who I am."

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"Choose" Quotes from Famous Books

... the place which you shall choose has iron shutters secured by padlocks and a door that ...

— Twenty Years After • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... of study which I thought congenial to him and studied them together with him, putting aside everything of my own for which he did not care. And for a time I was encouraged by seeming success. He was grateful to me, and I found my one pleasure in this absolute devotion of myself. I choose my words carefully; you must not imagine that there was more in either his feeling or mine than what I express. But it did not last more than six months. Then he grew tired of it. I still did my utmost; believe ...

— The Emancipated • George Gissing

... thy name, hast thou? Then surely I or thou must die. I will suffer no man to love my lady, save myself alone. For I am Palamon, thy mortal foe. I have no weapon in this place, for only last night did I escape from prison. Yet I fear thee not. Thou shalt die, or thou shalt cease to love my lady. Choose as thou wilt!" ...

— Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) - Classic Tales And Old-Fashioned Stories • Various

... fitter to govern than Pompey. This counsel was unanimously approved of, and a decree passed that Pompey should be made sole consul, with this clause, that if he thought it necessary to have a colleague, he might choose whom he pleased, provided it were not ...

— Plutarch's Lives • A.H. Clough

... go," Di persisted. "The trunk you stored at Norfolk Street for Ballyconal has been brought here with Father's and Kitty's things. Celestine can take the measurements of some frock or other you've packed away there, and I'll go out and choose a pretty model gown, ready to wear, for a present to you. Shoes and gloves you can get yourself, I suppose? If you'll come here early to dress, Celestine can take tucks and change hooks in next to no time, if necessary. I accepted for ...

— Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

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