choose

/tʃuːz/
verb
  1. To decide which one of a number of things or people you want.
    • Please choose a book from the shelf to read.
    • We need to choose a date for the party.
    • She had to choose between two job offers.
  2. To decide to do something; to make a choice to act in a certain way.
    • You can choose to ignore the problem, but it won't go away.
    • He chose to stay home instead of going out.
    • They chose to walk to school every day.
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