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picked and chosen

picked and chosen is the past participle of pick and choose.

Meaning of pick and choose

Verb

pick and choose (third-person singular simple present picks and chooses, present participle picking and choosing, simple past picked and chose, past participle picked and chosen)

  1. (intransitive) To choose selectively or fastidiously.

Questions about picked and chosen

What is picked and chosen the past participle of?
Picked and chosen is the past participle of pick and choose.

Words near picked and chosen in the dictionary

  1. picked a fight
  2. picked a hole in someone's coat
  3. picked a lane
  4. picked a quarrel
  5. picked and chose
  6. picked and chosen
  7. picked and passed
  8. picked apart
  9. picked at
  10. picked away at
  11. picked bids off the wall

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