choose

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃuːz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʃuz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(cho̅o̅z)

Inflections of 'choose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
chooses
v 3rd person singular
choosing
v pres p
chose
v past
chosen
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
choose [sth]⇒ vtr (select)elegir⇒ vtr
 I think that he will choose the blue sweater.
 Creo que elegirá el jersey azul.
choose⇒ vi (make a selection)elegir⇒ vtr
 You can't take both: you must choose.
 No puedes llevarte las dos: tienes que elegir.
choose to do [sth] v expr (decide, prefer)escoger⇒ vtr
  elegir⇒ vtr
 He chose to become an architect.
 Escogió ser arquitecto.
choose from [sth] vi + prep (decide between)escoger entre vtr + prep
 He needs to choose from the three options.
 Debe escoger entre las tres opciones.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cannot choose but do [sth],
cannot choose but to do [sth] v expr		 (have no choice except to do)no quedar otra que expr
pick and choose v expr informal (be fussy)elegir⇒ vtr
  escoger
 Salad bars allow customers to pick and choose from a wide selection of vegetables.
 Las barras de ensaladas te permiten elegir entre una gran variedad de vegetales.
  ponerse a elegir loc verb
  ser meticuloso, ser quisquilloso loc verb
pick and choose v expr (take [sth] selectively, not in its entirety) (formal)espulgar⇒ vtr
 Rafael, deja de espulgar la comida y come todo lo que tienes en el plato.
  seleccionar⇒ vtr
 El precio de oferta es para las masas surtidas; si quiere seleccionarlas, le salen más caras.
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'choose' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
aim - choice of - come down on the side of - cull - cut - decide - elect - fix on - free will - freedom - freedom of religion - go for - go Ivy League - make a decision - mistake - multiple choice - opt - opt in - opt in favor of - overlook - pick - pick out - pick over - pitch on - plump for - preselect - pro-choice - pull out of a hat - refrain - select - settle on - shortlist - take the easy way out - take your choice - take your pick
Spanish:
elegir - escoger - a elegir - decantar - dejar algo a elección de alguien - descoger - entresacar - optar - seleccionar - tomar ramos

Collocations: choose a [meal, drink, partner, product], choose a [category, topic], choose your [options, settings], more...

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