Main Entry: choose

Pronunciation: \ˈchüz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): chose \ˈchōz\; cho·sen \ˈchō-z^ən\; choos·ing \ˈchü-ziŋ\

Etymology: Middle English chosen, from Old English cēosan; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 a : to select freely and after consideration <choose a career> b : to decide on especially by vote : elect
2 a : to have a preference for b : decide <chose to go by train>intransitive verb 1 : to make a selection <finding it hard to choose>
2 : to take an alternative —used after cannot and usually followed by but <when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy — J. A. Froude>

— choos·er \ˈchü-zər\ noun