choose [ chooz ](pastchose [ chōz ], past participlecho·sen [ chṓz'n ], present participlechoos·ing, 3rd person present singularchoos·es)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1. decide from among range of options: to decide which of a number of different things or people is best or most appropriate chose a partner
2. make a deliberate decision: to make a deliberate decision to do something
[ Old English cēosan< Indo-European]
choos·er noun
Word Usage
choose or chose? Do not confuse choose with chose. Choose, rhyming with blues, is the infinitive and present tense of the verb, whereas chose, rhyming with blows, is the past tense: I chose the wrong one last time, so I'll let you choose this time.
