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choice
[chois]
noun
an act or instance of choosing; selection.
Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
the right, power, or opportunity to choose; option.
The child had no choice about going to school.
the person or thing chosen or eligible to be chosen.
This book is my choice.
He is one of many choices for the award.
an alternative.
There is another choice.
an abundance or variety from which to choose.
a wide choice of candidates.
something that is preferred or preferable to others; the best part of something.
Mare's Nest is the choice in the sixth race.
a carefully selected supply.
This restaurant has a fine choice of wines.
a choice grade of beef.
adjective
worthy of being chosen; excellent; superior.
Synonyms: , , , ,carefully selected.
choice words.
(in the grading of beef in the U.S.) rated between prime and good.
choice
/ ʃɔɪ /
noun
the act or an instance of choosing or selecting
the opportunity or power of choosing
a person or thing chosen or that may be chosen
he was a possible choice
an alternative action or possibility
what choice did I have?
a supply from which to select
a poor choice of shoes
preferred; favourite
adjective
of superior quality; excellent
choice wine
carefully chosen, appropriate
a few choice words will do the trick
vulgar or rude
choice language
Other 51Թ Forms
- choiceless adjective
- choicely adverb
- choiceness noun
- prechoice noun
- ˈǾ adverb
- ˈǾԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of choice1
Idioms and Phrases
of choice, that is generally preferred.
A detached house is still the home of choice.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Leclerc spent much of the race complaining about the team's strategy choices.
Fire crews arrived a short time later, but Mr Gibson admitted he was worried about being forced into a life or death choice.
He said the UK economy needed to be "much stronger" to cope with the challenges it is now facing, adding that the government had made the wrong choices by increasing taxes on business.
One mother said she was saddened but felt she had no choice but to pull her 12-year-old daughter out of classes at YMF.
The tough choice was the tyres and I think we chose the right ones.
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When To Use
A choice is an act of choosing something from multiple options or is one of the options you can choose from. Choice also describes something as being carefully selected. Choice has several other senses as a noun and an adjective.When a person makes a choice, they consider different options and select one of them. For example, you might look at different colors of paint for your bedroom and decide that you want red paint. Your choice of paint was red. When making a choice, the options can be physical things, like food to eat, or nonphysical things, like which direction to drive or what to name a baby. Choice comes from the verb choose, which means to select something from different options.
- Real-life examples: Life is full of choices, ranging from what to eat for breakfast to what kind of job you want to have. Sadly, many people regret the choices they have made in life. We often face really tough choices where we don’t want to pick any of the options available.
- Used in a sentence: She was really happy with her choice of becoming a Hollywood actress.
- Used in a sentence: I’m pretty sure going into the woods at night was the wrong choice.
- Used in a sentence: We narrowed down the menu to a few choice dishes.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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