Choice vs. Choose — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Choice and Choose
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Definitions
Choice
A choice is the range of different things from which you can choose. The arrival at a choice may incorporate motivators and models.
Choose
To select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out
Which book did you choose at the library?.
Choice
An act of choosing between two or more possibilities
The choice between good and evil
Choose
To prefer above others
Chooses the supermarket over the neighborhood grocery store.
Choice
(especially of food) of very good quality
He picked some choice early plums
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Choose
To determine or decide
Chose to fly rather than drive.
Choice
(of words or language) rude and abusive
He had a few choice words at his command
Choose
To make a choice; make a selection
Was used to doing as she chose.
Choice
The act of choosing; selection
It is time to make a choice between the candidates.
Choose
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.
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Choice
The power, right, or liberty to choose; option
The teacher gave me the choice between taking an exam and writing a paper.
Choose
To elect.
He was chosen as president in 1990.
Choice
An alternative
With no money, he had no choice but to walk home.
Choose
To decide to act in a certain way.
I chose to walk to work today.
Choice
One that is chosen
That vase on sale looks like an excellent choice.
Choose
To prefer; to wish; to desire.
Choice
A number or variety from which to choose
A wide choice of styles and colors.
Choose
(mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.
The number of distinct subsets of size k from a set of size n is or "n choose k".
Choice
The right to terminate a pregnancy by induced abortion.
Choose
The act of choosing; selection.
Choice
Of very fine quality
Choice peaches.
Choose
The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.
Choice
Selected with care; well-chosen
Choice phrases.
Choose
To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils.
Choose me for a humble friend.
Choice
Expressive of intense disapproval
Had some choice words for the movers who dropped her antique spinet.
Choose
To wish; to desire; to prefer.
The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment.
Choice
Of or relating to the USDA grade of beef with more marbling than select cuts and less marbling than prime cuts.
Choose
To make a selection; to decide.
They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion.
Choice
An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
Choose
To do otherwise.
Thou canst not choose but know who I am.
Choice
(uncountable) The power to choose.
She didn't leave us much choice.
Choose
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
Choice
One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.
Choose
Select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative;
I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
She opted for the job on the East coast
Choice
Anything that can be chosen.
You have three choices: vanilla, strawberry or chocolate
Choose
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
Choice
The best or most preferable part.
Choice
(obsolete) Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.
Choice
(obsolete) A sufficient number to choose among.
Choice
(set theory) axiom of choice.
Choice
Especially good or preferred.
It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.
Choice
(obsolete) Careful in choosing; discriminating.
Choice
Cool; excellent.
"I'm going to the movies." —"Choice!"
Choice
Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.
Choice
The power or opportunity of choosing; option.
Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it.
Choice
Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination.
I imagine they [the apothegms of Cæsar] were collected with judgment and choice.
Choice
A sufficient number to choose among.
Choice
The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.
The common wealth is sick of their own choice.
Choice
The best part; that which is preferable.
The flower and choiceOf many provinces from bound to bound.
Choice
Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable.
My choicest hours of life are lost.
Choice
Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; - used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money.
Choice
Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen.
Choice word measured phrase.
Choice
The person or thing chosen or selected;
He was my pick for mayor
Choice
The act of choosing or selecting;
Your choice of colors was unfortunate
You can take your pick
Choice
One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen;
What option did I have?
There no other alternative
My only choice is to refuse
Choice
Of superior grade;
Choice wines
Prime beef
Prize carnations
Quality paper
Select peaches
Choice
Appealing to refined taste;
Choice wine