choose (
http://definr.com/choose)
v 1: 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" [syn:
take,
select,
pick out]
2: 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" [syn:
prefer,
opt]
3: 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"