choose vs chose :

choose vs chose

choose or chose

Choose is an irregular verb which simply means to pick one thing over the other.

"I have told you times without number that I'll choose money over women."

Chose is the past tense of choose which describes an action/thought that happened in the past. Though sometimes it is often mistakenly used instead of its present tense.

"Ben was given a choice between food and video games, he chose video games."


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Definitions

  • v  pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
  • v  select as an alternative over another
    I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
  • v  see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
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