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[ verb ] pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Examples "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" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)There are 12 of these to choose from , all_of them of popular_music except for the star release , Pass_in_Review ( SP 44001 ) . (The Providence Journal...)Producer_John_Holmes has chosen a delightful comedy for his season 's opener at Matunuck in Jean_Kerr 's `` King_of_Hearts '' . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)An enemy would obviously choose an agent that is believed to be highly infectious . An enemy might choose an acutely debilitating microorganism , a chronic disease producer or one causing a high rate of lethality . (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)One growth center in a short_bone - distal phalanx of the second finger - was chosen as an example for discussion here , primarily because epiphyseal diaphyseal fusion , the maturity indicator for Completion in long and short_bones , occurs in this center for girls near the menarche and for boys near their comparable pubescent stage . |
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[ verb ] select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative
Examples "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant" "She opted for the job on the East coast" Used in print (The Philadelphia Inquirer,...)When the Achaeans entertained Wednesday last at their annual Carnival masquerade_ball , Miss_Margaret_Pierson was chosen to rule over the festivities , presented at the Muncipal_Auditorium and chosen as her ladies in waiting were Misses Clayton_Nairne , Eleanor_Eustis , Lynn_Chapman , Irwin_Leatherman of Robinsonville , Miss. and Helene_Rowley . When the Achaeans entertained Wednesday last at their annual Carnival masquerade_ball , Miss_Margaret_Pierson was chosen to rule over the festivities , presented at the Muncipal_Auditorium and chosen as her ladies in waiting were Misses Clayton_Nairne , Eleanor_Eustis , Lynn_Chapman , Irwin_Leatherman of Robinsonville , Miss. and Helene_Rowley . The mother of young queen , Mrs._G._Henry_Pierson_Jr. chose a white brocade gown made on slim lines with panels of tomato-red and bright green satin extending down the back . Mrs._Clayton_Nairne , whose daughter , was among the court maids , chose a deep greenish_blue lace gown . Mrs._Peter_Feringa_Jr. , last year 's Achaeans ' queen , chose an eggshell white filmy lace short dress made with a wide decolletage trimmed with an edging of tulle . |
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[ verb ] see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
Examples "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)When necessary , we should make it clear that countries which choose to derive marginal advantages from the cold_war or to exploit their potential for disrupting the security of the world will not_only lose our sympathy but also risk their own prospects for orderly development . Related terms |
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