make a choice

make a choice
index cast (register), decide, discriminate (distinguish), elect (choose), resolve (decide), select

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  • To make a choice of — Choice Choice (chois), n. [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. [root]46. Cf. {Choose}.] 1. Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • make a choice — choose, select, decide on an option …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Choice — (chois), n. [OE. chois, OF. chois, F. choix, fr. choisir to choose; of German origin; cf. Goth. kausjan to examine, kiusan to choose, examine, G. kiesen. [root]46. Cf. {Choose}.] 1. Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • make — vb Make, form, shape, fashion, fabricate, manufacture, forge can all mean to cause something to come into being or existence. This is the underlying meaning of make, the most general and the most widely applicable of these terms. Make may imply… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Choice-supportive bias — In cognitive science, choice supportive bias is the tendency to retroactively ascribe positive attributes to an option one has selected. It is a cognitive bias. What is remembered about a decision can be as important as the decision itself,… …   Wikipedia

  • choice — choice1 [ tʃɔıs ] noun *** 1. ) singular or uncount the opportunity or right to choose between different things: Our aim is to provide greater choice for consumers. have a/the choice: These people have the choice of whether to buy a house or rent …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • choice — I UK [tʃɔɪs] / US noun Word forms choice : singular choice plural choices *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the opportunity or right to choose between different things Our aim is to provide greater choice for consumers. have a/the choice: These… …   English dictionary

  • choice — n. 1) to exercise, make a choice 2) a bad, sorry, wrong; careful; difficult; first; good, happy, intelligent, judicious, wise; random; second; wide (she made the wrong choice) 3) (a) free; individual; limited choice (to exercise individual… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • choice — 1 /tSOIs/ noun 1 ABILITY TO CHOOSE (singular, uncountable) the right to choose or the chance to choose between several things: Nowadays both men and women are able to exercise choice as to whom they marry. (+ between): a genuinely free choice… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • choice — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chois, from Anglo French, from choisir to choose, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose more at choose Date: 13th century 1. the act of choosing ; selection < finding it hard to make a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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