[jQuery] How to select option in SELECT

[jQuery] How to select option in SELECT

<div dir="ltr">How do I set the selected value in a SELECT?
ie: I have this form:
<select id="choose">
   <option value="1">Cheese</option>
   <option value="2">Dog</option>
</select>
and I want Dog to be the selected item. How do I do this?
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