"choose" meaning in Inglés

See choose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃuːz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /t͡ʃuz/ [California, General-American, Standard-Canadian], /t͡ʃʉːz/ [Australia], [t͡ʃɪ̈ɯz] (general) [Australia], /t͡ʃʉːz/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-choose.ogg [California, General-American, Standard-Canadian], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav [General-American, Standard-Canadian], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav [General-American, Standard-Canadian]
Etymology: Del inglés medio chosen.
  1. Elegir, escoger, seleccionar.
    Sense id: es-choose-en-verb-TOW9-wwm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras monosílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras provenientes del inglés medio",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Verbos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Inglés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del inglés medio chosen.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "monosílaba"
  },
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Bible Deuteronomy 30:19. Versión: New King James.\nTraducción: Biblia Deuteronomio 30:19. Versión: Reina-Valera 1995.",
          "text": "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live",
          "translation": "A los cielos y a la tierra llamo por testigos hoy contra vosotros, de que os he puesto delante la vida y la muerte, la bendición y la maldición; escoge, pues, la vida, para que vivas tú y tu descendencia"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Elegir, escoger, seleccionar."
      ],
      "id": "es-choose-en-verb-TOW9-wwm",
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃuːz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-choose.ogg",
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃuz/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0e/En-us-choose.ogg/En-us-choose.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-choose.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "California",
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/da/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/da/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Texas"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ],
      "wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/47/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/47/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Connecticut"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ],
      "wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃʉːz/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃɪ̈ɯz] (general)",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃʉːz/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chews"
    }
  ],
  "word": "choose"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "EN:Palabras monosílabas",
    "EN:Palabras provenientes del inglés medio",
    "EN:Verbos",
    "Inglés"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del inglés medio chosen.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "monosílaba"
  },
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Bible Deuteronomy 30:19. Versión: New King James.\nTraducción: Biblia Deuteronomio 30:19. Versión: Reina-Valera 1995.",
          "text": "I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live",
          "translation": "A los cielos y a la tierra llamo por testigos hoy contra vosotros, de que os he puesto delante la vida y la muerte, la bendición y la maldición; escoge, pues, la vida, para que vivas tú y tu descendencia"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Elegir, escoger, seleccionar."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃuːz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-choose.ogg",
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃuz/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0e/En-us-choose.ogg/En-us-choose.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-choose.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "California",
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/da/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/da/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Texas"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ],
      "wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-choose.wav"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/47/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/47/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav/LL-Q1860_(eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Connecticut"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ],
      "wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-choose.wav"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃʉːz/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ʃɪ̈ɯz] (general)",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃʉːz/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chews"
    }
  ],
  "word": "choose"
}

Download raw JSONL data for choose meaning in Inglés (2.5kB)

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  "msg": "HTML tag <span> not properly closed",
  "path": [
    "choose"
  ],
  "section": "Inglés",
  "subsection": "Verbo",
  "title": "choose",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
}

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "choose"
  ],
  "section": "Inglés",
  "subsection": "Verbo",
  "title": "choose",
  "trace": ""
}

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