choose

choose is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. To wish; to desire; to prefer.
3. intransitive verb. To make a selection; to decide.
4. intransitive verb. To do otherwise.
5. verb. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

   "Take any one of these cards"

   "Choose a good husband for your daughter"

   Synonyms: select, take

6. verb. select as an alternative over another

   "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"

   "She opted for the job on the East coast"

   Synonyms: opt, prefer

7. 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"

Synonyms

select, take, opt, prefer

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in choose:

cohoes

Common word forms

chooser, chooses, choosing, chooseable

Words from these letters

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