Added 9 October 2026
choose
/t͡ʃuːz/ verb
In Latin: legō, dēligō, ēligō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about choose at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.
Take any one of these cards
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Select as an alternative over another.
I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
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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
Origin
From Middle English 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 test; to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti (“to choose, taste”), from *ǵews- (“to taste, try”).
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)