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  • 31choose — [[t]tʃu͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦ chooses, choosing, chose, chosen 1) VERB If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have. [V n] They will be able to choose their own… …

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  • 32choose — Synonyms and related words: adopt, aim at, be desirous of, choose to, choosy, co opt, command, covet, crave, cull, decide, decree, delicate, desiderate, desire, determine, elect, embrace, espouse, fancy, fastidious, favor, finical, finicking,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 33choose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See choice. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To select] Syn. decide on, pick, take, pick out, draw lots, cull, prefer, make a choice of, elect, vote for, opt for, accept, weigh, judge, sort, appoint, cast,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 34choose — See: PICK AND CHOOSE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 35choose — See: PICK AND CHOOSE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 36choose — See: pick and choose …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 37choose — choose, select, elect, opt, pick, cull, prefer, single are comparable when they mean to fix upon one of a number of things as the one to be taken, accepted, or adopted or to make such a determination. Choose commonly implies both an act of… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 38pick 'n' mix — pick and mix UK / US or pick n mix UK / US adjective British consisting of things that you choose from a variety that are available pick n mix sweets Education is not a pick and mix concept. Derived words: pick and mix UK / US noun countable Word …

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  • 39pick — [pɪk] verb pick up phrasal verb 1. [intransitive] if business or trade picks up, it improves 2. [transitive] pick something → up informal to buy something, especially for a low price: • Homes here can be picked up for as little as £30,000 …

    Financial and business terms

  • 40Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …

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