Meaning & use

choose

verb·Everyday

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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