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"
     [also: {chosen}, {chose}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0