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# choose

«choose» in Mova's school dictionary: **to pick one from several: choose a book** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (choose, chooses, chose, chosen, choosing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To choose is to pick one from several: choose a book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#m1)

2) To choose is to decide to do something: She chose to walk home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

picking the operation after reading the whole problem («Read the whole problem first, then choose»); in class «choose the right answer», «choose a partner»; in everyday life choosing food, clothes, games; in safety «choose to be kind», «choose a safe place to play»

### examples

- Read the whole problem first, then choose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#x1)
- Choose add, subtract, multiply or divide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#x2)
- Mia chooses 3 of the 10 cakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#x3)
- You can choose any colour you like. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#x4)
- We chose a puppy from the shelter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#x5)
- Choose the correct answer: A, B or C. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#x6)
- Which game will you choose? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#x7)
- Sam chose to stay inside because it was cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#x8)
- Choose quickly; you are wasting time." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/#x9)

### note

A study rule: read everything before choosing. Trap: in a story «chooses 3 of them» means taking a part, often subtract for the rest. Past forms «chose», «chosen»; noun «choice». Do not mix «choose» (now) with «chose» (past).

### In the corpora

- [Pocket money is a small regular amount given to children to practise choosing, saving and making mistakes with money.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/8/)
- [Then they choose the cheap fun: a picnic and a library trip instead of the cinema.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/6/)
- [Godparents are chosen at a christening to take a special interest in the child as it grows.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/11/)
- [In a democracy the grown-ups choose who runs the country and the town.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/0/)
- [They disagree honestly, and the next election lets everyone choose again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «choose» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choose/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.