The verb choose has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (84) choose, take, select, pick out -- (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")
2. (19) choose, prefer, opt -- (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")
3. (11) choose -- (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")