choose

/tʃuːz/

verb

  1. to decide which one you want from two or more possibilities

    A2

    transitive/intransitive; irregular: choose, chose, chosen; often choose between/from

    • "Please choose a book from the shelf."A2
    • "She chose the train because it was cheaper."B1
    • "Voters will choose between the two candidates in next week's election."B2

  2. to decide to do something; to prefer to do something

    B1

    [+ to infinitive]

    • "I chose to walk home instead of taking the bus."B1
    • "They chose not to answer the question."B1
    • "Rather than complain, she chose to focus on what could be improved."C1

  3. to select someone for a position, role, or responsibility

    B1

    transitive; often followed by as or to

    • "The team chose Maya as captain."B1
    • "Voters chose him to lead the country."B2

Common mistakes

  • I choosed the blue one.→I chose the blue one.

    Choose is irregular: choose, chose, chosen.

  • She has chose a new job.→She has chosen a new job.
  • I chose going home.→I chose to go home.

    Use choose + to + infinitive when talking about a decision to do something.

Collocations

choose betweenchoose fromchoose carefullychoose wiselychoose a careerchoose to do something

Word family

choicechoosychooserchosen