- choice
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 act of choosingADJECTIVE▪ careful, good, informed, right, wise▪
a careful choice of words
▪ bad, wrong▪ difficult, hard, stark, tough▪She faced the stark choice of backing the new plan or losing her job.
▪ easy, simple▪In the end, the choice was quite easy.
▪ conscious, deliberate▪When did you make a conscious choice to become an artist?
▪ natural▪ rational▪ moral▪Doctors have to make moral choices every day of their lives.
▪ personal▪These are personal choices that people must make for themselves.
▪ career, food, lifestyle▪Much ill health is the result of poor diet and lifestyle choices.
VERB + CHOICE▪ make▪ be faced with, face▪ dictate, guide, influence▪Your needs should dictate your choice.
PREPOSITION▪ by choice, from choice, out of choice▪I wouldn't have come to this bar by choice!
▪ of choice (= that is/should be chosen by a particular group of people for a particular purpose)▪It's the software of choice for business use.
▪ of your choice (= that you choose yourself)▪First prize will be a meal for two at a restaurant of your choice.
▪ choice about▪to make choices about their future
2 chance/ability to chooseADJECTIVE▪ clear▪ free▪Students have a free choice from a range of subjects.
▪ first▪You can have first choice of all the rooms.
▪ multiple▪a test with multiple choice questions
▪ consumer, parental, public▪ individual, personalVERB + CHOICE▪ have▪I now had a clear choice: either I accept their terms or I leave.
▪ exercise▪Everyone in a democracy has the right to exercise choice.
▪ give sb, offer sb, present sb with▪We gave her the choice, and she decided she'd like a bike for her birthday.
▪ extendPREPOSITION▪ choice about▪He had no choice about that.
▪ choice as to▪to extend parental choice as to which schools children should attend
▪ choice between▪She has a choice between three different universities.
▪ choice of▪a choice of wines
PHRASES▪ freedom of choice▪ have little choice but to do sth, have no choice but to do sth▪I had no choice but to cancel my trip.
▪ have no choice in the matter▪The way he behaved meant that we had no choice in the matter.
▪ leave sb with little choice, leave sb with no choice▪Your decision leaves me with no choice but to resign.
3 things from which you can/must chooseADJECTIVE▪ good, wide▪ limited▪ available▪a range of available choices
VERB + CHOICE▪ have, offer▪We offer a choice of ten different destinations.
▪ limit, narrow▪Smoking may limit your choice of contraception.
▪ expandCHOICE + VERB▪ be available (to sb), be open to sb▪a limited range of choices available to buyers
PREPOSITION▪ choice of▪The store has a very limited choice of ties.
PHRASES▪ be spoilt for choice (= to have a large number of things from which to choose) (BrE)4 sb/sth that is chosenADJECTIVE▪ excellent, good, happy, ideal, inspired, perfect, smart (esp. AmE)▪It was a happy choice of venue
▪ bad, poor, unfortunate▪Baldwin was a poor choice for such a role.
▪ appropriate▪ odd▪ logical, obvious▪Bill is the obvious choice for captain of the team.
▪ popular▪ first, second▪Our first choice for a site was already taken.
▪ top▪People were asked about their top choices for meeting locations.
▪ preferred▪The hotel is the preferred choice for business people.
VERB + CHOICE▪ regret▪She was starting to regret her choice.
▪ defend, justify▪Maria defended her choice of name for the child.
▪ question▪She questioned the choice of Murphy for this role.
PREPOSITION▪ choice as▪Mary is a popular choice as chair of the committee.
▪ choice for▪I think she's a very good choice for captain.
▪ choice of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}I don't think much of her choice of outfit.
adj.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
