What is the meaning of choose?

verb

  • Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.
    • usage: "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"
  • Select as an alternative over another.
    • usage: "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
  • See fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way.
    • usage: "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"
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