Choose - Definition

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: choose,
take, select, pick out]
2: 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" [syn: choose, 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"