"choose one's battles" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: chooses one's battles [present, singular, third-person], choosing one's battles [participle, present], chose one's battles [past], chosen one's battles [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|choose<,,chose,chosen> one's battles}} choose one's battles (third-person singular simple present chooses one's battles, present participle choosing one's battles, simple past chose one's battles, past participle chosen one's battles)
  1. Synonym of pick one's battles Synonyms: pick one's battles [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-choose_one's_battles-en-verb-e1cX3~KT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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