choose
English
/t͡ʃuːz/
verb
Definitions
- To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
- To elect.
- To decide to act in a certain way.
- To wish; to desire; to prefer.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chosen (chosen) inherited from Old English ċēosan (choose, test, seek out, accept, settle for, elect, decide, approve, select) inherited from *keusan inherited from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (choose, taste, chose) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti, *ǵews- (choose, taste, enjoy, try).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵews-
Gloss
choose, taste, enjoy, try
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- choosability English
- choosable English
- chooseable English
- chooser English
- choosest English
- chooseth English
- choosily English
- choosiness English
- choosy English
- forechoose English
- gustatory English
- mischoose English
- nonchooser English
- prechoose English
- rechoose English
- unchoose English
- degusto Latin
- gustabilis Latin
- gustatio, gustationis Latin
- gustus Latin
- gustō Latin
- praegusto Latin
- regusto Latin
- Kür German
- auserkiesen German
- erkiesen German
- kiesen German
- kören German
- küren German
- goesting Dutch, Flemish
- kiesdistrict Dutch, Flemish
- kiesdrempel Dutch, Flemish
- kieskring Dutch, Flemish
- kiesrecht Dutch, Flemish
- kiesstelsel Dutch, Flemish
- kiessysteem Dutch, Flemish
- kiestoon Dutch, Flemish
- kieswijzer Dutch, Flemish
- kiezen Dutch, Flemish
- kiezer Dutch, Flemish
- uitkiezen Dutch, Flemish
- verkiezen Dutch, Flemish
- choisir French
- γευστήριον Ancient Greek
- γεύω Ancient Greek
- γεῦμα Ancient Greek
- *óynos Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵews- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵéwseti Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵéwstus Proto-Indo-European
- *bikuzōną Proto-Germanic
- *kaus- Proto-Germanic
- *kausijaną Proto-Germanic
- *kauzijaną Proto-Germanic
- *keusaną Proto-Germanic
- *kust- Proto-Germanic
- *kustiz Proto-Germanic
- *kustōną Proto-Germanic
- *kuziz Proto-Germanic
- *kuzą Proto-Germanic
- tjusa Swedish
- ceosan Old English
- ceosung Old English
- cyre Old English
- geceosan Old English
- wiþceosan Old English
- ċēosan Old English
- ċīs Old English
- *chosable Middle English
- *chosere Middle English
- chosen Middle English
- chosling Middle English
- forechosen Middle English
- mischeosen Middle English
- afarkostalaust Old Norse
- afarkostr Old Norse
- kjósa Old Norse
- kosning Old Norse
- kosningr Old Norse
- kostnaðr Old Norse
- kyse Danish
- kjósa Icelandic
- cose Middle Dutch
- cueren Middle Dutch
- kiesen Middle Dutch
- kiosan Old High German
- Fergus Old Irish
- do·goa Old Irish
- Aonghas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- Fearghas Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- kjósa Faroese
- erkiesen Middle High German
- kiesen Middle High German
- dua Albanian
- choisir Middle French
- 𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌿𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *keusan gmw-pro
- *kiesan Old Dutch
- *kiusat'ak Proto-Finnic
- *gus- Proto-Celtic
- *guseti Proto-Celtic
- *to-guseti, *toguseti Proto-Celtic
- *to-guso-, *toguso- Proto-Celtic
- kêsen Middle Low German
- kiosan Old Saxon
- kiusa Old Swedish
- *kausjan Frankish
- kieze Western Frisian
- kiasa Old Frisian
- kiāsa Old Frisian
- kesen Low German
- *dāusnja Proto-Albanian
- chwazi Haitian, Haitian Creole
- swazire Mauritian Creole
- 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 Old Persian
- swazi Seychellois Creole
- gôtar Franco-Provençal