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choose

US /tʃuz/

verb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

You can choose any dessert from the menu after your main course.

Word Family

NounNoun
VerbVerb
choose gốc
AdjectiveAdj
choosy
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • selectcarefully chosen from a larger number as being the best
  • pickthe person or thing chosen or selected
  • optselect as an alternative over another

Collocations

  • Easy choose an interesting book to read
    to choose an interesting book to read, meaning to pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
  • Medium choose suppliers based strictly on merit
    to choose suppliers based strictly on merit, meaning to pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
  • Hard deliberately choose the lesser of two evils
    describing deliberately choose the lesser of two evils (with intention; in an intentional manner)
  • Very Hard remember that beggars cannot be choosers
    to remember that beggars cannot be choosers, meaning to recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

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