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choose

One entry found.

Main Entry: choose

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): chose, chosen, choosing

Language: English

transitive verb

1 select : escoger, elegir <choose only one : escoja sólo uno>
2 decide : decidir <he chose to leave : decidió irse>
3 prefer : preferir <which one do you choose? : ¿cuál prefiere?>

intransitive verb

: escoger <much to choose from : mucho de donde escoger>

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