choose
US: /ˈtʃuz/
UK: /tʃˈuːz/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
choose /tʃu:z/- động từ chose; chosen
- chọn, lựa chọn, kén chọn
- choose for yourself: anh cứ việc chọn, anh cứ chọn lấy
- thách muốn
- do just as you choose: anh thích gì thì anh cứ làm
- cannot choose but
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) không còn cách nào khác hơn là
- he cannot choose but go: anh ta không còn cách nào khác hơn là đi
- nothing (not much, little) to choose between them: chúng như nhau cả thôi
- to pick and choose: kén cá chọn canh
- chọn, lựa chọn, kén chọn
Advanced English dictionary
1 ~ (between A and / or B)~ (A) (from B)
~ sb/sth as sth to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available: [V] You choose, I can't decide. + There are plenty of restaurants to choose from. + She had to choose between giving up her job or hiring a nanny. + [VN] Sarah chose her words carefully. + We have to choose a new manager from a shortlist of five candidates. + This site has been chosen for the new school. + He chose banking as a career. + We chose Paul Stubbs as / for chairperson. + [V wh-] You'll have to choose whether to buy it or not. + [V to inf] We chose to go by train. + [VN to inf] We chose Paul Stubbs to be chairperson.
2 to prefer or decide to do sth: [V] Employees can retire at 60 if they choose. + [V to inf] Many people choose not to marry.
See also -
Idioms: there is nothing / not much / little to choose between A and B there is very little difference between two or more things or people
more at PICK v.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
select, elect, pick (out), determine, judge; decide, prefer, opt, settle upon or on:
She had the right to choose the course that seemed the best to her. Given the options, I chose to stay.
Collocation
ADV.
carefully
He chose his words carefully.
| freely
They can choose freely from a wide range of courses.
VERB + CHOOSE
be able to, be free to, can
You are free to choose whichever courses you want to take.
PREP.
between
She had to choose between giving up her job or hiring a nanny.
| from
There are several different models to choose from.
PHRASES
pick and choose
You have to take any job you can get?you can't pick and choose.
Concise dictionary
chose|chosen|chooses|choosingtʃuːzverb
+pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
+select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative
+see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
