Another word for choose
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Verb
To make a choice from a number of alternatives
- Not accompanied by another or others; solitary.
- Consisting of one part, aspect, or section:
- Having the same application for all; uniform:
- To take as a choice from among several; pick out.
- To make a choice or selection.
- Singled out in preference; chosen:
- To select from a group:
- To gather in; harvest:
- To gather the harvest from:
- To make a choice or decision:
- To select by vote for an office or for membership:
- To pick out; select:
- To decide, especially by preference:
- To pick out from others; select.
- To gather; collect.
- To remove rejected members or parts from (a herd, for example).
See also:To have the desire or inclination to
- A feeling that one would like to have or do something or to see something happen; a desire, longing, or strong inclination for a specific thing.
- An expression of a desire, longing, or strong inclination:
- An expression of desire for the happiness or success of another:
- The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action:
- Diligent purposefulness; determination:
- Self-control; self-discipline:
- To have a strong feeling to have (something); wish (to possess or do something); desire greatly:
- To desire (someone to do something):
- To request the presence or assistance of:
- To give enjoyment, pleasure, or satisfaction to; make glad or contented.
- To be the will or desire of:
- To give satisfaction or pleasure; be agreeable:
- To find pleasant or attractive; enjoy:
- To want to have:
- To prefer:
- To wish or long for; want:
- To want to have sex with (another person).
- To express a wish for; request.
Idioms:See also:
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Another word for choose
Verb
To select
- (idiomatic) To destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities, etc., particularly intentionally.
- To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
- To distinguish, make obvious the distinction between (two things) or of (something).
- Used other than as an idiom: to separate or isolate.
- Something, such as land or a certain percentage of profits, that is set aside for a specific purpose.
- A program requiring that a percentage of government procurement contracts be reserved for disadvantaged businesses.
- (idiomatic) To decide; to reach a conclusion.
- To adhere to or advocate:
- To take in marriage; marry.
- To give (a woman) in marriage.
- To select one from a group and treat differently
- To gather grain left behind by reapers.
- To gather (grain) left behind by reapers.
- To collect bit by bit:
- (intransitive) To choose selectively or fastidiously.
- To retain possession of:
- To have as a supply:
- To provide (a family, for example) with maintenance and support:
- To put into a specific order or relation; dispose:
- To plan or prepare for:
- To bring about or come to an agreement concerning; settle:
- To bring together in a group or mass; gather:
- To accumulate as a hobby or for study:
- To call for and obtain payment of:
- To obtain or contract for the services of; employ:
- To arrange for the use of; reserve:
- To pledge or promise, especially to marry:
- To elect as a fellow member of a group.
- To appoint summarily.
- To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate:
- To take on the legal responsibilities as parent of (a child that is not one's biological child).
- To become the owner or caretaker of (a pet, especially one from a shelter).
- To take and follow (a course of action, for example) by choice or assent:
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To decide.
- To make a clear distinction; distinguish:
- To make distinctions on the basis of class or category without regard to individual merit, especially to show prejudice on the basis of ethnicity, gender, or a similar social factor:
- To perceive or notice the distinguishing features of; recognize as distinct:
- To make a firm decision about:
- To decide or express by formal vote:
- To cause (a person) to reach a decision:
- To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
- To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
- To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
- Activity that requires physical or mental exertion, especially when performed to develop or maintain fitness:
- A specific activity performed to develop or maintain fitness or a skill:
- The active use or application of something:
- A gracious, friendly, or obliging act that is freely granted:
- Friendly or favorable regard; approval or support:
- A state of being held in such regard:
- To set, force, or keep apart:
- To put space between; space apart or scatter:
- To form a border or barrier between (two areas or groups):
- To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort:
- To obtain despite resistance:
- To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
- A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film.
- To select or use (a passage or segment from a longer work).
- To select or use material from (a longer work).
- The act of taking or tightening up.
- A device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion, as one in a loom.
- The mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action:
- Diligent purposefulness; determination:
- Self-control; self-discipline:
- To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.
- To surround or enclose:
- To include or contain as part of something broader.
- To throw (something, especially something light):
- To throw with force; hurl:
- To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.
- To select or designate to fill an office or a position:
- To fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement:
- To furnish; equip:
- A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind.
- Character or nature:
- One that exemplifies the characteristics of or serves a similar function to another:
- To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
- To hear and decide on in a court of law:
- To pass sentence on; condemn.
- To determine the weight of, as with a scale:
- To measure or apportion (a certain quantity) by weight. Often used with out:
- To balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate:
- To answer affirmatively:
- To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
- To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval:
- To select by vote for an office or for membership:
- To pick out; select:
- To decide, especially by preference:
- To choose or be in the habit of choosing as more desirable or as having more value:
- To give priority or precedence to (a creditor).
- To present (a charge) against a defendant before a court:
- To pick out from others; select.
- To gather; collect.
- To remove rejected members or parts from (a herd, for example).
- to remove by picking
- to select
- (idiomatic) to distinguish
- To grasp or grip:
- To capture physically; seize:
- To seize with authority or legal right:
- To select from a group:
- To gather in; harvest:
- To gather the harvest from:
To like
- Highly decorated:
- Complex or intricate:
- Elegantly fashionable or sophisticated:
- To choose or be in the habit of choosing as more desirable or as having more value:
- To give priority or precedence to (a creditor).
- To present (a charge) against a defendant before a court:
- A feeling that one would like to have or do something or to see something happen; a desire, longing, or strong inclination for a specific thing.
- An expression of a desire, longing, or strong inclination:
- An expression of desire for the happiness or success of another:
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