Analysis Complete

choose

/ choose /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
"Take any one of these cards"
"Choose a good husband for your daughter"
"She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
Type of:
decide make up one's mind determine
Kinds of:
empanel impanel panel field sieve
Derived:
choice selection option pick picker
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative
"I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"
"She opted for the job on the East coast"
Kinds of:
opt out cop out
Derived:
choice selection option pick preferment
Entails:
compare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
judge
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
4
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Related Words

decide make up one's mind determine empanel impanel panel field sieve opt out cop out judge