Found 3 items, similar to choose.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: choose memilih
English → English (WordNet) Definition: choose choose v 1: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; “Take any one of these cards”; “Choose a good husband for your daughter”; “She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her” [syn: take, select, pick out] 2: select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; “I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant”; “She opted for the job on the East coast” [syn: prefer, opt] 3: see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; “She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam” [also: chosen, chose]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Choose Choose \Choose\, v. t. [imp. Chose; p. p. Chosen, Chose (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Choosing.] [OE. chesen, cheosen, AS. ce['o]san; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen, Icel. kj[=o]sa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. ?, Skr. jush to enjoy. [root]46. Cf. Choice, 2d Gust.] 1. To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils. [1913 Webster] Choose me for a humble friend. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] To choose sides. See under Side. Syn: Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow. Usage: To Choose, Prefer, Elect. To choose is the generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an act of the will, especially in accordance with a decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private life to a public one; to elect members of Congress. [1913 Webster] Choose \Choose\, v. i. 1. To make a selection; to decide. [1913 Webster] They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] 2. To do otherwise. “Can I choose but smile?” --Pope. [1913 Webster] Can not choose but, must necessarily. [1913 Webster] Thou canst not choose but know who I am. --Shak. [1913 Webster]