# choose

Pronunciation: say "CHOOZ" /t͡ʃuːz/

## Verb

1. To pick someone or something from two or more possibilities, including someone for an office or position.
   - Simple: To pick someone or something from two or more possibilities.
   - _It took her twenty minutes to choose a flavor at the ice cream shop._
   - _He chose a quieter neighborhood when he moved last year._
2. To make a deliberate decision to act or behave in a particular way.
   - Simple: To decide to do something in a certain way.
   - _Many people choose to live simply and own less._
   - _He chose to remain silent during the meeting._
3. To prefer, wish, or desire one thing over another.
   - Simple: To want something or like it more than other things.
   - _Guests may eat indoors or outdoors, as they choose._
   - _Now that she's retired, she reads, gardens, and travels whenever she chooses._

## Other meanings

- (conjunction) Used between two whole numbers n and k to express the binomial coefficient, the number of ways to select k items from n.
- (noun) The act of choosing one option from others; a selection made.
- (noun) The power, right, or privilege of choosing, including the right to elect.

## Origin

From Middle English cheosen, from Old English ċēosan ("to choose, select, decide"), from Proto-Germanic *keusaną ("to taste, choose"), from a Proto-Indo-European root *ǵews- meaning "to taste, try." It is related to Dutch kiezen, French choisir, and Latin gustō ("I taste").

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