1 | verb | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 2 | verb | select as an alternative over another 3 | verb | see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

ch'ooz (IPA: tʃˈuz)

choose (no hyphenation) (6 letters | 1 syllable)

1200 (High Middle ages) (825 years ago)

Old English |

written: 1515th most common (1 in 14286 words) ( > 99% verb)

spoken: 1213th most common (1 in 20000 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

chose | chosen | choosing | chooses

pick out | select | take | opt | prefer (total: 5)

adopt | anoint | assign | cream off | cull out | define | determine | dial | draw | elect | empanel | espouse | excerpt | extract | field | ... (total: 44)

decide | determine | make up one's mind | evaluate | judge | pass judgment (total: 6)

accrues | accuse | amuse | bemuse | blues | boos | brews | bruise | canoes | chews | clews | clues | confuse | coups | crews | ... (total: 69) (based on typical American pronunciation)

chooser | choosy

(none among common words)

choose up

Mandarin Chinese: | 選擇 (verb) Hindi: | चुनना (verb) Arabic: | يَختار (verb) Spanish: | elegir (choice) | escoger (choice) | seleccionar (choice) | elegir (decision) | escoger (decision) | elegir (politics) French: | choisir (choice) | sélectionner (choice) | sélecter (choice) | opter (decision) | choisir (decision) | élire (politics) | choisir (politics)

Free to Choose (Rose Friedman)

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman | Choose Me

choose.com | choose.info

Cull | Don't sit on the fence | Get off the fence | Go for | Opt for | Pick | Pick out | Select | Take your pick (total: 9) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

11 (International English) | 11 (North American English)

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