CHOOSE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) choose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • select as an alternative
    • choose instead
    • prefer as an alternative
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
    • She opted for the job on the East coast
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  3. Meaning
    • see fit or proper to act in a certain way
    • decide to act in a certain way
    Usage Example(s)
    • She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam
    Hypernyms(s) choose is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower