What does “choice” mean?
- 1
nounthe act of choosing between two or more things
You have to make a choice between the two jobs.
- 2
nounthe range of things you can choose from
The café has a wide choice of cakes.
- 3
nounthe thing or person that someone chooses
Pizza was my first choice.
Choice at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /tʃɔɪs/ · CHOYS
How to use “choice” correctly
We “make” a choice, not “do” a choice. “I had no choice” means I was forced to do it.
Common phrases with “choice”
- make a choice
- have no choice
- a wide choice of
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- option
- selection
Word family
- choose
- choosy
“choice” is on these word lists
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