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randomly pick

[ˈræn.dəm.li pɪk]
verb phrase
escolher aleatoriamente
1. to select something without any particular plan, method, or reason; to choose by chance
The teacher randomly picked a student to answer the question.
O professor escolheu aleatoriamente um aluno para responder a pergunta.
2. to select one item from a group without preference or pattern
I randomly picked a book from the shelf.
Escolhi aleatoriamente um livro na prateleira.
Synonyms
select at randomchoose randomlypick at randomrandomly selectchoose by chance
Antonyms
carefully choosedeliberately selectpurposefully pickmethodically choose

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
escolher aleatoriamente
most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
escolher na sorte
colloquial variant meaning to choose by luck
Rio de Janeiro
pegar na sorte
informal variant with similar meaning
Portugal
escolher aleatoriamente
standard Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

pick at random
pick out of a hat
draw by lot
leave it to chance
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