choose to do sth Why do so few women choose to become engineers? + whether/which/when etc It took her three hours to choose which dress to wear.
+ between (=choose one of two things) We have to choose between doing geography or studying another language. + from (=choose from among several things) Viewers in Ireland can choose from up to 20 TV channels.
choosing - chose - have chosen
pick /pik/ [и T] to choose something, especially without thinking carefully about it: "Can I borrow a book to read?" ''Yes. pick whatever you taant." I Pick a number from one to five.
Pick is more informal than choose or
select.
select s.Vlekt [и T] formal to choose something by carefully thinking about which is best or most suitable: We asked Steve to help us select music for the wedding. 1 Our wines have been carefully selected from vineyards through out Europe.
decide ОП Sth di'said on (sth)]|-a:n- Iphrasal verb T) to finally choose something, especially when making the decision has been difficult or has taken a long time. Have you decided on a name for the baby yet?
Qgo for sth /'gau tv (sth)/ [phrasal verb T| spoken informal to choose something because you think it is the most attractive, interesting, or enjoyable: She always goes for the most expensive thing on the menu.
make a choice ,meik о tjbis to make a decision, especially a difficult decision, about which thing to choose: You haue to make a choice now. Which of these two jobs do you want?
make the right/wrong choice He's decided to study law - I hope he's made the right choice.
opt Dpt||a:pt/ |u I] to choose something after thinking carefully about all the possibilities
+ for More and more British drivers are opting for Japanese cars, opt to do sth When her parents divorced, Mary Ann opted to live with
her father. ZjA Opt is used especially in newspapers, j
ZA to choose someone for a job or a team
choose tjuiz [v T] to decide who is the
best person for a job, team, prize etc: Companies are now using computers to help them choose new workers. choose sb as sth The judges have chosen Pat Barker as this year's Booker Prize winner.
choose sb to do sth Eventually, Jane ioas chosen to deliver the message. choosing - chose - have chosen
select \Vleki [и T] formal to choose someone for a particular job, team, place at school etc, after considering a lot of different people who might be suitable: The college selects only 12 students from the thousands who apply, select sb for sth We selected four ap plicants for interview, select sb to do sth Ernst has been selected to play in the game against Belgium.
appoint 3'point/ [u T] to officially choose someone to do an important job: The company has appointed a new Sales Director.
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appoint sb as sth They have appointed Jane Staller as their new East Coast manager.
the decision you make when you choose
choice tJr>is [n C] It was a difficult choice, but we finally decided that Hannah should have the prize. I These are the two designs that I like best. I'm leaving the final choice to you.
something or someone that has been chosen
choice iJdis (n singular] something or
someone that has been chosen
Just/second etc choice (=the thing you wanted most, the thing you wanted most after that etc) Greece was our first choice for a vacation, but all the flights were full.
sb's choice of sth (=the thing someone chooses) I don t like his choice of friends.
selection /ч''1е]фп [n C] a small group of the best things that have been chosen from a larger group
+ of Kaori showed me a selection of her drawings. I a selection of songs from 'West Side Story'
the things or people that you can choose from
choice /tj3,S// [n singular/U] all the differ ent things or people that you can choose from
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appoint sb to do sth A committee was appointed to consider changes to the
Prison Service.
pick pik, [у T| to choose someone for а sports team or an important job: Joe picked Steve and Terry to be on his team. I a change in the way the Conservative Party picks its leader
A Pick is more informal than choose select or appoint
+ of The school seems OK, but there isn V a great choice of courses. have a choice o/{=be able to choose from several things) You will have a choice of twelve questions in the exam. wide/90od choice (=a lot of things to choose from) There is a wide choice of hotels and hostels in the town.
option /'oppnifoip- [n C] one of the
things that you can choose to do in a situation: There were only two options either we told Mr Greaves what we'd done, or said nothing and hope he didn 7 find out
keep your options open (=delay choosing
so that yo j continue to have several things to choose from) She hasn t decided which college to go to yet - she's keeping her options open.
alternative /^t^notiv; [n C] one of two
or more ways of doing something: Check out all the alternatives when deciding which class you want to go to. have no alternative (=to not have a choice about what to do or how to do it) He says he doesn 't want to see a doctor but I'm afraid he has no alternative.
selection si'Jekpn In singular) a selection of cakes, wines, clothes, books etc is a lot of different cakes, wines etc for you to choose from, especially in a shop + of A wonderful selection of cakes and pastries was displayed in the window. wide/large selection (=a lot of things to choose from) The restaurant offers you a wide selection of local dishes.