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choice
(chois)n.
1. The act of choosing; selection: It is time to make a choice between the candidates.
2.
a. The power, right, or liberty to choose; option: The teacher gave me the choice between taking an exam and writing a paper.
b. An alternative: With no money, he had no choice but to walk home.
3. One that is chosen: That vase on sale looks like an excellent choice.
4. A number or variety from which to choose: a wide choice of styles and colors.
5. The right to terminate a pregnancy by induced abortion.
adj. choic·er, choic·est
Idiom: 1. Of very fine quality: choice peaches.
2. Selected with care; well-chosen: choice phrases.
3. Expressive of intense disapproval: had some choice words for the movers who dropped her antique spinet.
4. Of or relating to the USDA grade of beef with more marbling than select cuts and less marbling than prime cuts.
of choice
Preferred above others of the same kind or set: "the much used leveraged buyout as the weapon of choice" (Alison Leigh Cowan).
[Middle English chois, from Old French, from choisir, to choose, from Vulgar Latin *causīre, of Germanic origin; see geus- in Indo-European roots.]
choice′ly adv.
choice′ness n.
Synonyms: choice, selection, alternative, option, preference
These nouns denote something chosen or available for choosing: Choice and selection are the most general: My first choice was too costly. My selection from the menu turned out to be delicious. Both words can refer to a range of things available for choosing: You have a wide choice of colors. The store had a good selection of wines. Alternative emphasizes choice between two possibilities or courses of action: "Since the days of Thomas A. Edison, the auto industry has been trying to make a credible alternative to the internal combustion engine" (Danny Hakim).
Option is often used of a choice that requires careful consideration: The legislature outlined many tax options. Preference indicates a choice based on one's values, bias, or predilections: We were offered our preference of appetizers.
These nouns denote something chosen or available for choosing: Choice and selection are the most general: My first choice was too costly. My selection from the menu turned out to be delicious. Both words can refer to a range of things available for choosing: You have a wide choice of colors. The store had a good selection of wines. Alternative emphasizes choice between two possibilities or courses of action: "Since the days of Thomas A. Edison, the auto industry has been trying to make a credible alternative to the internal combustion engine" (Danny Hakim).
Option is often used of a choice that requires careful consideration: The legislature outlined many tax options. Preference indicates a choice based on one's values, bias, or predilections: We were offered our preference of appetizers.
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choice
(tʃɔɪs)n
1. the act or an instance of choosing or selecting
2. the opportunity or power of choosing
3. a person or thing chosen or that may be chosen: he was a possible choice.
4. an alternative action or possibility: what choice did I have?.
5. a supply from which to select: a poor choice of shoes.
6. of choice preferred; favourite
adj
7. of superior quality; excellent: choice wine.
8. carefully chosen, appropriate: a few choice words will do the trick.
9. vulgar or rude: choice language.
[C13: from Old French chois, from choisir to choose]
ˈchoicely adv
ˈchoiceness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
choice
(tʃɔɪs)n., adj. choic•er, choic•est. n.
1. an act or instance of choosing; selection: a wise choice of friends.
2. the right, power, or opportunity to choose; option.
3. the person or thing chosen or eligible to be chosen: Blue is my choice for the rug.
4. an alternative.
5. an abundance or variety from which to choose.
6. something that is preferred or preferable to others; the best part.
adj. 7. worthy of being chosen; excellent.
8. carefully selected: choice words.
9. (of meat) designating a grade between prime and good or prime and select.
Idioms: of choice, that is generally preferred: the treatment of choice.
[1250–1300; Middle English chois < Old French, derivative of choisir to perceive, choose < Germanic; see choose]
choice′ly, adv.
choice′ness, n.
syn: choice, alternative, option suggest the power of choosing between things. choice implies the opportunity to choose freely: Her choice for dessert was ice cream. alternative suggests a chance to choose only one of a limited number of possibilities: I had the alternative of going to the party or staying home. option emphasizes the right or privilege of choosing: He had the option of taking the prize money or a gift.
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Choice
a choice or picked company of people.Example: a brave choice of dauntless spirits, 1595.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Noun | 1. |  choice - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" pleasure - a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" favorite, favourite - something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" way - doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way" |
| 2. |  choice - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" casting - the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie coloration, colouration - choice and use of colors (as by an artist) sampling - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study decision, determination, conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" election - the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession" | |
| 3. |  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"deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" obverse - the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue" druthers, preference - the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake" default option, default - an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified possible action, possibility, opening - a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" impossible action, impossibility - an alternative that is not available Hobson's choice - the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all soft option - an easier alternative; "the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  choice - of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| 2. |  choice - appealing to refined taste; "choice wine"tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel" |
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choice
noun
1. range, variety, selection, assortment It's available in a choice of colours.
2. selection, preference, election, pick His choice of words made Rodney angry.
3. option, say, alternative If I had any choice in the matter, I wouldn't have gone.
adjective
1. best, bad (slang), special, prime, nice, prize, select, excellent, elect, crucial (slang), exclusive, elite, superior, exquisite, def (slang), hand-picked, dainty The finest array of choicest foods is to be found within their Food Hall.
Quotations
"We human beings do have some genuine freedom of choice and therefore some effective control over our own destinies" [A.J.Toynbee Some Great 'Ifs' of History]
"We often experience more regret over the part we have left, than pleasure over the part we have preferred" [Joseph Roux Meditations of a Parish Priest]
"As a man thinketh, so is he, and as a man chooseth so is he" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Spiritual Laws]
"We human beings do have some genuine freedom of choice and therefore some effective control over our own destinies" [A.J.Toynbee Some Great 'Ifs' of History]
"We often experience more regret over the part we have left, than pleasure over the part we have preferred" [Joseph Roux Meditations of a Parish Priest]
"As a man thinketh, so is he, and as a man chooseth so is he" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Spiritual Laws]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
choice
noun1. The act of choosing:
2. The power or right of choosing:
4. The superlative or most preferable part of something:
Idioms: cream of the crop, flower of the flock, pick of the bunch.
1. Of fine quality:
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Translations
اِخْتِيارانْتِقاء الشَّيئ، الشَّيئُ المُخْتارخَيار، اخْتِيار
volbavýběrmožnostna výběr
valg
elekto
valik
valinta
izbor
választás
val
選択
선택
pasirinkimaspasirinktas daiktas
izejaizvēleizvēlētais
izbiraizbor
val
ตัวเลือก
sự lựa chọn
choice
[tʃɔɪs]A. ADJ
1. (= selected) → selecto, escogido; (= high quality) → de primera calidad
B. N
1. (= act of choosing) → elección f, selección f; (= right to choose) → opción f
it's your choice; the choice is yours → usted elige
for choice → preferentemente
it was not a free choice → no pude elegir libremente
I did it from choice → lo hice de buena gana
he did it but not from choice → lo hizo pero de mala gana
to make one's choice → elegir
the house of my choice → mi casa predilecta
the prince married the girl of his choice → el príncipe se casó con la joven que había elegido
the drug/weapon of choice → la droga/el arma preferida
to take one's choice → elegir
take your choice! → ¡elija usted!, ¡escoja usted!
it's your choice; the choice is yours → usted elige
for choice → preferentemente
it was not a free choice → no pude elegir libremente
I did it from choice → lo hice de buena gana
he did it but not from choice → lo hizo pero de mala gana
to make one's choice → elegir
the house of my choice → mi casa predilecta
the prince married the girl of his choice → el príncipe se casó con la joven que había elegido
the drug/weapon of choice → la droga/el arma preferida
to take one's choice → elegir
take your choice! → ¡elija usted!, ¡escoja usted!
2. (= thing chosen) → preferencia f, elección f
this book would be my choice → este libro es el que yo escogería
this book would be my choice → este libro es el que yo escogería
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
choice
[ˈtʃɔɪs] n
(= option) → choix m
I had no choice → Je n'avais pas le choix.
to have no choice but to do sth, to have little choice but to do sth → ne pouvoir que faire qch
to make a choice → faire un choix
by choice, from choice → par choix
I had no choice → Je n'avais pas le choix.
to have no choice but to do sth, to have little choice but to do sth → ne pouvoir que faire qch
to make a choice → faire un choix
by choice, from choice → par choix
of choice (= most popular) → de prédilection
adj → de choix
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
choice
n
(= act of, possibility of choosing) → Wahl f; it’s your choice → du hast die Wahl; to make a choice → eine Wahl treffen; to take one’s choice → sich (dat) → etwas aussuchen; I didn’t do it from choice → ich habe es mir nicht ausgesucht; he had no or little choice but to obey → er hatte keine (andere) Wahl or es blieb ihm nichts anderes übrig, als zu gehorchen; if I had the choice I would … → wenn ich die Wahl hätte, würde ich …; the prize is a holiday of your (own) choice → zu gewinnen ist eine Urlaubsreise an einen Ort Ihrer Wahl
adj
(Comm) goods, fruit, wine → Qualitäts-, erstklassig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
choice
[tʃɔɪs]1. n → scelta
he's not really my choice → non è proprio quello che sceglierei io
I did it by or from choice → l'ho fatto di mia volontà or per mia scelta
a wide choice → un'ampia scelta
she had no choice but to go → non aveva altra scelta che andare
take your choice! → scegli pure!
he's not really my choice → non è proprio quello che sceglierei io
I did it by or from choice → l'ho fatto di mia volontà or per mia scelta
a wide choice → un'ampia scelta
she had no choice but to go → non aveva altra scelta che andare
take your choice! → scegli pure!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
choice
(tʃois) noun1. an act or the power of choosing. You have no choice – you must do it.
2. a thing chosen. Which car was your original choice?
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
choice
→ اِخْتِيار výběr valg Auswahl επιλογή elección, surtido valinta choix izbor scelta 選択 선택 keuze valg wybór escolha выбор val ตัวเลือก seçenek sự lựa chọn 选择Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
choice
n. opción, alternative; elección.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
choice
n elección f; drug of — medicamento de elección; drug of first (second, third) — medicamento de primera (segunda, tercera) elecciónEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.