choose

noun

(obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) The act of choosing; selection.

(obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.

verb

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

To elect.

To decide to act in a certain way.

To prefer; to wish; to desire.

Synonyms for choose

selectv optv preferv electv decidev pickv takev choosyadj determinev wantv

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