Word Finder - chose

definition

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

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I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.

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To elect.

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He was chosen as president in 1990.

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To decide to act in a certain way.

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I chose to walk to work today.

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To wish; to desire; to prefer.

There has to be another reason you chose me.

The Others betrayed you and chose Talon to replace you.

She chose her words carefully.

In spite of his size, his steps were light, as if he chose every one carefully.

You can't hate humans so much if you chose me as a mate.

He chose to overlook Cora's disappointment at how close she'd been to home without being able to go back.

The ones she chose were beautiful, but human-Deidre never touched them.

I chose to live, no matter what the consequences.

We chose a seafood establishment where we knew a back booth would provide the privacy we needed for our important postponed conversation.

They say he went mad when the woman he'd chosen as his mate chose Kris instead.

Aesop at once chose the largest one.

Alex must have heard something, but he apparently chose not to share it – even when asked.

She chose a trail that appeared to head in the general direction she wanted to go and began walking.

She wanted to ask him why he chose this spot but was afraid to.

There was little of that in the life he chose to leave behind.

Do you think…why do you think he chose me as his mate?

I chose you over Tiyan.

One little boy chose "The Horse."

Jule chose the center wing and kept to the side of the hallway.

Of course, he chose two of the most selfish people she knew.

Why he chose to agree, I don't know.

I wonder why they chose this spot.

He sensed the creature ascend the stairs and chose a room at random, shoving it open with his hip.

If he chose to disappear, the plan wasn't going to work.

You are right to quote Jefferson, but you chose the wrong quote.

The man in the corner of her mind stopped clawing at the edges of her thoughts and chose that moment to speak to her.

The floor creaked as she chose the one on the right.

She pulled on her top, buttoned it, and chose a pin from her jewelry box.

With great focus, she dug through the undergarments in the dresser and chose a set that matched, like human-Deidre did.

He was putting himself at her mercy again, except that, this time, he had the power and chose not to use it.

The only human who can help us defeat evil, and you chose him.

Probably the singer was always himself an original poet; he might often be content to reproduce the songs that he had learned, but he was doubtless free to improve or expand them as he chose, provided that his inventions did not conflict with what was supposed to be historic truth.

The large majority chose the latter; and thus 1,800 officers were retired on small pensions, and became a dangerous leaven for all subversive activities against the Government.

At a conference held at Dalaborg Castle, in March 1388, the Swedes were compelled to accept all Margaret's conditions, elected her "Sovereign Lady and Ruler," and engaged to accept from her any king she chose to appoint.

Kutuzov chose this latter course.

Damian didn't trust the beings that saw all, knew all, and yet spoke in riddles—if they chose to speak at all.

She went to the key locker and chose one of Damian's sports cars, her instincts urging her to go somewhere, though she didn't know where.

Her mental wheels began to move again as she grappled with not only what he'd done, but why Andre and Gabriel – who knew the truth long before she did – chose now to have it revealed to her.

After all his sacrifices, after losing Lilith and Katie to Rhyn, he wasn.t sure what he.d do if Hannah chose someone other than him as her mate.

The bombshell blonde always threw good dinner parties with fun themes; this theme had been Disco Night, complete with lava lamps, disco ball, tacky '70s music that still jammed out the open windows, and costumes for those who chose to wear them.

And she walked away without another word, confused as to why she had wanted him to say there was more to why he chose her than because it was his duty.

I would be honored if you chose to attend.

You chose to let Jade go and turn a blind eye to him being a traitor.  You chose not to see Hannah was a shapeshifter.

The dining room was nearly empty and they chose a seat in a quiet corner.

Her father's wealth had come from his whore-daughter's ability to charm any man she chose.

It was wild and free, and Guardians could stay there, if they chose to.

Whatever happened, she chose her path long ago.

He could be salvaged, if he chose to be.

You chose what you wanted but not when you wanted it.

I chose not to teach her the tongue of our forefathers, for I intended her to start our line anew, without the taint of the creature.