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choice(noun)BrE / tʃɔɪs / NAmE / tʃɔɪs / - an act of choosing between two or more possibilities; something that you can choose
- women forced to make a choice between family and career
- We are faced with a difficult choice.
- We aim to help students make more informed career choices.
- Resources are finite, and choices have to be made between competing priorities and needs.
- There is a wide range of choices open to you.
- As I see it, we have two options…
- Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year.
- Choose the ‘Cut’ option from the Edit menu.
- If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow.
- There is a wide range of choices open to you.
- You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly: those are the two alternatives.
- If I had the choice/option, I would…
- parental choice in education
- We need to explore a wide range of possibilities.
- The possibilities are endless.
- There are two main reasons why I think it’s the best option: first, there's the cost and second, the quality.
- I think/believe it's the right thing to do because it gives everyone a fair chance.
- I would choose the newer one on the grounds that it will last longer.
- Of the three houses, the largest one seems to me to be the best, because they need the room.
- My choice would be number 3, simply because it's the clearest design.
- the right to choose or the possibility of choosing
- If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow.
- He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do).
- She's going to do it. She doesn't have much choice, really, does she?
- This government is committed to extending parental choice in education.
- After a delicious meal with free wine, the choice is yours: a quiet drink in the bar, the late night disco or a stroll along the beach beneath a starry sky.
- Sandy had to tell his tale in halting Italian. Since Franco spoke no English, he had no choice in the matter.
- a person or thing that is chosen
- She's the obvious choice for the job.
- Hawaii remains a popular choice for winter vacation travel.
- This colour wasn't my first choice.
- She wouldn't be my choice as manager.
- I don’t like his choice of friends (= the people he chooses as his friends).
- She’s the obvious choice for the job.
- Which one’s your favourite?
- Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual.
- A selection of reader’s comments are published below.
- She was his pick for best actress.
- the number or range of different things from which to choose
see also Hobson’s choice
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hobson-s-choice - The menu has a good choice of desserts.
- There wasn't much choice of colour.
- to have such a lot of things to choose from that it is very difficult to make a decision
- because you have chosen
- I wouldn't go there by choice.
- that is chosen by a particular group of people or for a particular purpose
- It's the software of choice for business use.
- that you choose yourself
- First prize will be a meal for two at the restaurant of your choice.
- used for saying that there is very little difference between two or more things that you can choose
Extra Examples- Bill is the obvious choice for captain of the team.
- Doctors have to make moral choices every day of their lives.
- Everyone in a democracy has the right to exercise choice.
- First prize will be a meal for two at a restaurant of your choice.
- He had no choice about that.
- I don’t think much of her choice of outfit.
- I had no choice but to cancel my holiday.
- I now had a clear choice: either I accept their terms or I leave.
- I think she’s a very good choice for captain.
- I wouldn’t have come to this bar by choice!
- In the end, the choice was quite easy.
- It was a happy choice of venue
- Maria defended her choice of name for the child.
- Mary is a popular choice as chair of the committee.
- Much ill health is the result of poor diet and lifestyle choices.
- Our first choice for a holiday is the north of Scotland.
- Our first choice for a site was already taken.
- People were asked about their top choices for meeting locations.
- She faced the stark choice of backing the new plan or losing her job.
- She has a choice between three different universities.
- She questioned the choice of Murphy for this role.
- She was starting to regret her choice.
- Smoking may limit your choice of contraception.
- Students have a free choice from a range of subjects.
- The hotel is the preferred choice for business people.
- The shop has a very limited choice of ties.
- The way he behaved meant that we had no choice in the matter.
- These are personal choices that people must make for themselves.
- We gave her the choice, and she decided she’d like a bike for her birthday.
- We offer a choice of ten different destinations.
- When did you make a conscious choice to become an artist?
- You can have first choice of all the rooms.
- Your decision leaves me with no choice but to resign.
- Your needs should dictate your choice.
- a careful choice of words
- a limited range of choices available to buyers
- a range of available choices
- a test with multiple choice questions
- to extend parental choice as to which schools children should attend
- to make choices about their future
- I don’t like his choice of friends.
- Many women are forced to make a choice between family and career.
- She wouldn’t be my choice as manager.
- She’s going to do it. She doesn’t have much choice, really, does she?
- She’s the obvious choice for the job.
- The choice is yours : a quiet drink in the bar, the late night disco or a stroll along the beach.
- There wasn’t much choice of colour.
- This colour wasn’t my first choice.
Word Origin- Middle English: from Old French chois, from choisir ‘choose’, of Germanic origin and related to choose.
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