english
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verb
pick:
We will choose the best person.
verb
decide:
I choose to go to town now.
Simple Definitions
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choose
to decide which one of several things you want:
• I chose a black dress. • Which dessert should I choose?
pick
to choose something, especially without thinking carefully. Pick is more informal than choose:
• Pick any number from one to ten.
select
formal to choose something, especially after thinking carefully:
• The committee will meet to select a new chairman. • All our instructors are carefully selected.
opt for/go for
to choose one thing instead of another:
• Many car buyers opt for used vehicles. • I think I’ll go for the chocolate cake.
decide on
to choose something from many possible things, especially when the decision has been difficult or taken a long time:
• Thomas had decided on a career as a writer.
single out
to choose one person or thing from a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others:
• Why should he be singled out for special treatment? • One student was singled out for special attention.
take your pick
especially spoken to choose anything you want, especially when there are many different things available:
• You can take your pick from Bodrum’s many bars and restaurants.
Longman-Thesaurus
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verb 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idiom beginning with CHOOSE, Also see BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS; PICK AND CHOOSE. Also see under CHOICE.
American Heritage Idioms