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chosen

UK/ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən//ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/

chosen is the past participle of choose.

chosen is the past participle of chuse.

Adjective

chosen (comparative more chosen, superlative most chosen)

  1. picked; selected
    • The chosen candidate accepted the award with pride.
    • Only a few chosen participants were allowed entry.
  2. elected

Meaning of choose

Verb

choose (third-person singular simple present chooses, present participle choosing, simple past chose or (nonstandard) choosed, past participle chosen or (nonstandard) choosed or (now colloquial) chose)

  1. To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
    • I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.
  2. To elect.
    • He was chosen as president in 1990.
  3. To decide to act in a certain way.
    • I chose to walk to work today.
  4. To prefer; to wish; to desire.
    • The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment.1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC

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Proper noun capitalized: Chosen

Chosen

  1. (alternative, historical) Alternative form of Joseon: A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.
  2. (historical) A former colony of Japan in East Asia; Korea under Japanese rule, from 1910 through 1945.

Forms of chosen

comparativemore chosen
superlativemost chosen

Origin of chosen

From Middle English chosen, ychosen, ichosen, re-analysed variant of coren, icoren, ȝecoren (“chosen”), from Old English coren, ġecoren (“chosen”), past participle of Old English ċēosan (“to choose”). Morphologically equivalent to choose + -en (past participle ending).

Borrowed from Japanese 朝鮮 (Chōsen).

Words formed from chosen

Phrases with chosen

Words that rhyme with chosen

Questions about chosen

What does chosen mean?
Chosen means picked; selected.
What is chosen the past participle of?
Chosen is the past participle of choose.
What part of speech is chosen?
Chosen can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chosen?
Chosen is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/ (UK).

Words near chosen in the dictionary

  1. chose out
  2. chose sides
  3. chose the wrong horse
  4. chose up
  5. chose violence
  6. chosen
  7. chosen families
  8. chosen family
  9. chosen instrument
  10. chosen instruments
  11. chosen name

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