Meaning & use
choose
To select one option or person from two or more possibilities.
See it in a sentence
You can choose between the window seat and the aisle seat.
The committee will choose a new chairperson at tomorrow's meeting.
A note on using this word
Remember the irregular past tense chose and past participle chosen when writing.
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