elect

elect is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

elect

[change] Verb

Plain form
elect

Third-person singular
elects

Past tense
elected

Past participle
elected

Present participle
electing

To choose to do something; to make a decision to do something.

I elected to take Geography this semested but I'll be taking Chemistry next semester.
To choose a candidate in an election.

We elect a president every four years.

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