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escolher — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • choose verb To pick one option from among two or more possibilities.
  • name noun A word or phrase used to identify a specific person, place, or thing.
  • pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
  • select verb To choose one or more items from a group of options.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

escolher is used for these senses in English:

  • make up one's mind (idiomatic) To decide; to reach a conclusion.
  • name (transitive) To mention, specify.
  • select To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
  • take (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
  • take (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.

choose — full definition

  1. verb To pick one option from among two or more possibilities.
  2. verb To decide or prefer to act in a particular way.

name — full definition

  1. noun A word or phrase used to identify a specific person, place, or thing.
  2. noun A person's reputation.
  3. verb To give something or someone a name.
  4. verb To identify or specify something explicitly.

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