choose
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: pick out, select, take |
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Related Words: adopt, assign, center out, cream off, cull out, decide, determine, determine, dial, draw, elect, empanel, espouse, excerpt, extract, fix, follow, go, go with, impanel, make up one's mind, nominate, panel, pick, pick over, plump, propose, screen, screen out, set, set apart, side, sieve, sieve out, single out, skim off, sort, specify, take out, think of, vote, vote in |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: opt for, prefer |
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Related Words: cop out, opt out |
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(verb) 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" |
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Related Words: judge |
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