えら
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぶ, transitive)
1. to choose; to select
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
Examples (140 in total)
Take your time in choosing.
Pick a color.
Who do you think will be chosen?
Please choose one person.
I should've chosen the money.
That's why I think I'll be chosen.
Did you pick this?
Who chose you?
Which way did you choose?
Pick a number.
I had the good fortune to be chosen.
Choose a present carefully.
Will you pick out a tie for me?
We elected James chairman.
He was chosen captain.
Bill was singled out for a special award.
This is the job of my own choice.
You have to choose.
Choose between this and that.
Whichever you choose, you will be satisfied.
He chose his words carefully.
He chose a good wife.
We elected him our leader.
Choose one from among these.
I have to choose between these two.
The committee elected him chairperson.
He was chosen to be a member of the team.
We elected him to be mayor.
Earthquakes can occur at any hour.
He was chosen by election.
He was elected captain of the team.
You have the choice of soup or salad.
We chose John as captain.
Choose a dress you like.
They chose Peter as captain.
Why did you choose that particular subject?
We elected Jane chairperson.
I chose these shoes.
Choose the grammatically incorrect sentence.
He was appointed ambassador to Britain.
Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel.
I would choose the exact same thing.
He was among those chosen.
Tell me which one to choose.
Choose the color you like the best.
The question is which to choose.
She was chosen from among many students.
She chose the red dress.
I want to pick out a present for my friend.
It lies with you to decide which to choose.
You should be careful in choosing friends.
It is important for us to choose good friends.
There is no doubt as to who will be elected.
It was a profession of his own choosing.
You should choose your friends very carefully.
Whatever you pick is fine.
He chose education for his career.
Whichever you choose, you cannot lose.
Do you think he will be elected president again?
Finally, she chose another kitten.
He chose painting as a career.
Did you choose an interesting book for your son?
I chose this dictionary of my own accord.
Nobody argued against choosing him as chairman.
He is engaged in an occupation of his own choice.
Choose one from among these prizes.
Choose any of these pens.
We elected Jeffrey captain of our team.
Who do you think will be elected president of the USA?
Choose any one book you like.
The president shall be selected by majority vote.
They elected him President of the USA.
Please choose a suitable answer and write it in the blank space.
The subjects for the experiment were chosen at random.
We elected Mr. Jordan chairman.
Teaching is a profession of my own choosing.
She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe.
The President of the U.S. is chosen in a national election.
He was chosen out of a number of applicants.
Please choose between this one and that one.
You may choose any of them.
I will most likely choose him as our president.
I made a big mistake in choosing my wife.
It's entirely up to you which one you choose.
She selected a hat to match her new dress.
You must choose between honor and death.
She always takes her time in choosing her dress.
You have a choice of black tea, coffee, or milk.
Choose friends you can rely on.
We chose her a nice birthday present.
The newly elected president is something of a poet.
It is not surprising that I was elected mayor.
Three candidates ran for President and he was elected.
We must select one from among these applicants.
Please advise me which subject I should choose.
I wonder why they chose Tom.
I am very proud of the job I chose myself.
In a democracy, the people elect their government officials directly.
Everybody wished he had been elected governor.
In general, consumers prefer quantity to quality.
This car was selected the "car of the year".
The choice of clothes has become conservative.
He said that if Smith was elected, he would resign.
She will help me choose myself a new car.
She was chosen from ten thousand applicants.
We elected Jim captain of our baseball team.
The American people elected Mr. Clinton President.
Please take a look at the picture that I chose.
It rests with you to decide whom to choose for the job.
Whichever you choose, make sure it is a good one.
I could not decide which way to choose.
You should choose a job in relation to your talents and interests.
He was elected an official by the inhabitants of this town.
I will help you in selecting the best from these clothes.
We chose a good present for each of their children.
Please help me pick out a sweater which matches my new dress.
She picked out a pink shirt for me to try on.
She chose a scarf to wear with the dress.
Maybe because of my age, I've started choosing bento with fewer fried foods.
Their furniture was chosen for utility rather than style.
Tom chose to go to Boston instead of Chicago.
We agreed that there was no other alternative.
The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults.
You cannot be too careful in choosing friends.
She always chooses the most expensive thing on the menu.
Of all the possible reasons, he chose the least expected one.
We chose Father as a neutral judge of our disputes.
I realized that what I had chosen didn't really interest me.
We have some doubt as to whether he has chosen the right course.
His company was singled out as the most successful small business in the region.
She picked out the best of all the jewels in the shop.
He's likely to be chosen.
Pick out the shirt that you like best.
Mary was chosen from among 500 applicants.
The chairman is elected for a two year term.
Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
She picked out three beautiful apples.
He chose every word with care.
4-speed automatic transmission is available as an option.
You may choose either of the two books.