Choose Chose I Tʃuːz Decide Chairperson Can’t Job

• you choose, i can't decide.
• there are plenty of restaurants to choose from.
• she had to choose between staying in the uk or going home.
• sarah chose her words carefully.

choose

1. to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available
• You choose, I can't decide.
• There are plenty of restaurants to choose from.
• She had to choose between staying in the UK or going home.
• Sarah chose her words carefully.
• This site has been chosen for the new school.
• We have to choose a new manager from a shortlist of five candidates.
• He chose banking as a career.
• We chose Phil McSweeney as/for chairperson.
• You'll have to choose whether to buy it or not.
• We chose to go by train.
• We chose Phil McSweeney to be chairperson.
• You choose—I can’t decide.
• He was selected for the team.
• a randomly selected sample of 23 schools
• She picked the best cake for herself.
• We’re still trying to decide on a venue.
• After graduating she opted for a career in music.
• After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.
• I think I’ll go for the fruit salad.
2. to prefer or decide to do something
• Employees can retire at 60 if they choose.
• Many people choose not to marry.
3. to choose only those things that you like or want very much
• You have to take any job you can get—you can't pick and choose.
4. there is very little difference between two or more things or people

Extra Examples

• She had to choose between giving up her job or hiring a nanny.
• There are several different models to choose from.
• They can choose freely from a wide range of courses.
• You are free to choose whichever courses you want to take.
• You have to take any job you can get—you can’t pick and choose.
• We chose Paul Stubbs to be chairperson.
• We deliberately chose to stay in a cheap non-western hotel.
• With practice, you can consciously choose not to react in a stressed way.
• You choose—I can’t decide.
• You’ll have to choose whether to buy it or not.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they choose
• he / she / it chooses
• past simple chose
• past participle chosen
• -ing form choosing

Word Origin

• Old English cēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen.