chose

[chohz] / tʃoʊz /

VERB

pick, select

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept adopt appoint cast designate determine elect embrace favor judge love name prefer single out take want

STRONG

co-opt crave cull desire espouse excerpt extract fancy finger glean predestine separate slot sort tag tap weigh will winnow wish

WEAK

call for commit oneself decide on discriminate between draw lots feel disposed to fix on make choice make decision make up one's mind opt for see fit set aside settle upon sift out tab take up wish for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain disallow dislike hate ignore receive refuse reject repudiate repulse

STRONG

insert neglect not want

Example Sentences

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She said she chose jewellery so her second job would be one she also enjoyed.

From BBC

No former chair has stayed on as a governor since Marriner Eccles, who served from 1934 until 1948 and remained on the board at President Harry Truman’s request after the president chose a new chair.

From The Wall Street Journal

To accompany an April Instagram post of himself with Robbins, Robbins’s wife Sage and former boxing champ Mike Tyson, Ratner chose the song “We Are the Champions” by Queen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four Mountain West Conference teams — Boise State, Wyoming, Utah State and Nevada-Reno — each chose to forfeit or cancel two conference matches to San José State.

From Los Angeles Times

Whichever option he chose, the ball invariably flew to - or over - the boundary.

From BBC