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chosen

SayCHOH-zuhn/ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/UK/ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/

4 meanings of chosen

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Past participle of choose. Use it after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    They have chosen the winning design for the poster.

    She has chosen to stay home today.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Picked out from others for a certain purpose.

    Her chosen career was teaching, and she never regretted it.

    The team gathered at the chosen spot by the lake.

    Similarselected, preferred, picked

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Picked for a job or position by a vote.

    The chosen mayor thanked everyone who voted for her.

    Our chosen representative won the seat by a wide margin.

    Oppositedefeated

Less common meaning

  1. 4
    verbobsolete
    Past participle of chuse. Chuse is an old spelling of choose that is no longer used.
    Note

chosen is a form of choose

choose, verb: To pick someone or something from two or more possibilities. Full entry

Forms
choosechooses he/she/itchoosing -ing formchose past tensechosen past participle
Spelling
choose → chosen: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

This is the past participle of "choose." It comes from Old English "ċēosan," meaning "to choose."