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choosing one's battles

choosing one's battles is the present participle and gerund of choose one's battles.

Meaning of choose one's battles

Verb

choose one's battles (third-person singular simple present chooses one's battles, present participle choosing one's battles, simple past chose one's battles, past participle chosen one's battles)

  1. Synonym of pick one's battles.

Questions about choosing one's battles

What is choosing one's battles the present participle and gerund of?
Choosing one's battles is the present participle and gerund of choose one's battles.

Words near choosing one's battles in the dictionary

  1. choosiest
  2. choosily
  3. choosin'
  4. choosiness
  5. choosing
  6. choosing one's battles
  7. choosing one's fighter
  8. choosing out
  9. choosing sides
  10. choosing the wrong horse
  11. choosing up

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