Select - Pick - Decide - Opt - Go for
These words all mean to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available.
Choose to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available: You choose—I can’t decide.
Select [often passive] to choose sb/sth, usually carefully, from a group of people or things: He was selected for the team. | A randomly selected sample of 23 schools.
Pick (rather informal) to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things: She picked the best cake for herself.
Decide to choose between two or more possibilities: We’re still trying to decide on a venue.
Opt to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action: After graduating she opted for a career in music. | After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.
Go for sth (rather informal) to choose sth: I think I’ll go for the fruit salad.
CHOOSE, SELECT OR PICK?
Choose is the most general of these words and the only one that can be used without an object. When you select sth, you choose it carefully, unless you actually say that it is selected randomly/at random. Pick is a more informal word and often a less careful action, used especially when the choice being made is not very important.
PATTERNS
*to choose/select/pick/decide between A and/or B
*to choose/select/pick A from B
*to opt/go for sb/sth
*to choose/decide/opt to do sth
*to choose/select/pick sb/sth carefully/at random
*randomly chosen/selected/picked
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