choose

/tʃuz/ v [I/T] (past tense chose /tʃoʊz/, past participle chosen /ˈtʃoʊ·zən/)

Definition

› to think about which one of several things is the one you want, and take the action to get it: [T] Parents can choose the schools that they want their kids to go to. [I] I can’t choose - I like both lamps. [+ to infinitive] On this issue, Congress chose to fight the president. [I] There was not much to choose between them (= They are similar). [+ question word] You can choose what you like and we’ll send it to you.

(Definition of choose v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)