· pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
Synonym(s): take, select, pick_out
Hypernym(s): decide, make_up_one%27s_mind, determine
· select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
· see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"
Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge