choose

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. See choice.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To select]

Syn. decide on, pick, take, pick out, draw lots, cull, prefer, make a choice of, elect, vote for, opt for, accept, weigh, judge, sort, appoint, cast, embrace, will, call for, take up, excerpt, extract, separate, favor, exercise, determine, resolve, discriminate, make a decision, adopt, co-opt, engage, collect, mark out for, cut out, arrange, keep, make one's choice, make one's selection, pick and choose, settle on, use one's discretion, determine upon, fix on, fix upon, place one's trust in, glean, single out, espouse, exercise one's choice, exercise one's option, make up one's mind, set aside, set apart, commit oneself, divide the sheep from the goats, separate the wheat from the tares, separate the wheat from the chaff, incline toward, cast one's lot with, take for better or for worse, burn one's bridges, take to one's bosom, go with*; see also decide .

Ant. discard*, reject, refuse.

2. [To like]

Syn. wish, prefer, feel disposed to, fancy; see like 3 , want 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

select, pick, elect, wish for, desire, opt for, decide on, determine, prefer, want, single out, call for, fancy, appoint.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make a choice from a number of alternatives: cull, elect, opt (for), pick (out), select, single (out). See CHOICE. 2. To have the desire or inclination to: desire, like1, please, want, will, wish. Idioms: have a mind, see fit. See DESIRE.