choose

choose
 u:z
past tense - chose; verb
1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) escoger
2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) decidir
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choose vb escoger / elegir
El pasado de choose es chose y el participio pasado es chosen; el gerundio se escribe choosing
choose
tr[ʧʊːz]
transitive verb (pt chose tr[ʧəʊz] , pp chosen tr['ʧəʊzən] , ger choosing)
1 (select) escoger, elegir; (elect) elegir
■ I don't know which one to choose no sé cuál escoger
2 (decide) decidir, optar por
■ they chose to stay at home decidieron quedarse en casa
intransitive verb
1 escoger, elegir
■ she had to choose between them tuvo que elegir entre ellos
■ there are so many to choose from hay tantos para elegir
2 (prefer, like) querer, preferir
■ do as you choose haz lo que quieras
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
there's not much to choose between them son muy parecidos,-as, no hay gran diferencia entre ellos
choose ['ʧu:z] v, chose ['ʧo:z] ; chosen ['ʧo:zə n] ; choosing vt
1) select: escoger, elegir
choose only one: escoja sólo uno
2) decide: decidir
he chose to leave: decidió irse
3) prefer: preferir
which one do you choose?: ¿cuál prefiere?
choose vi
: escoger
much to choose from: mucho de donde escoger
choose
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: chose, chosen) = acotar v.
• elegir v.
• escoger v.
• optar v.
• seleccionar v.
tʃuːz
1.
(past chose; past p chosen) transitive verb
a) (select) elegir*, escoger*; \<\<candidate\>\> elegir*
b) (decide)

to choose to + INF — decidir + inf, optar por + inf


2.
vi elegir*, escoger*

you can choose from this range — puede elegir or escoger dentro de esta gama

there's little o not much to choose between them — no hay gran diferencia entre ellos

[tʃuːz] (pt chose) (pp chosen)
1. VT
1) (gen) elegir, escoger; (=select) [+ team] seleccionar; [+ candidate] elegir

he was chosen (as) leader — fue elegido líder

there is nothing to choose between them — vale tanto el uno como el otro, no veo la diferencia entre ellos

2) (=opt)

to choose to do sth — optar por hacer algo

if I don't choose to — si no quiero

2.
VI elegir, escoger

to choose between — elegir entre

there are several to choose from — hay varios entre los que elegir

as/when I choose — como/cuando me parezca *, como/cuando me dé la gana (Sp) *

* * *
[tʃuːz]
1.
(past chose; past p chosen) transitive verb
a) (select) elegir*, escoger*; \<\<candidate\>\> elegir*
b) (decide)

to choose to + INF — decidir + inf, optar por + inf


2.
vi elegir*, escoger*

you can choose from this range — puede elegir or escoger dentro de esta gama

there's little o not much to choose between them — no hay gran diferencia entre ellos


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