# chosen

Pronunciation: say "CHOH-zuhn" US /ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/, UK /ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/

## Verb

1. Past participle of choose. — past participle of choose
   - Simple: Past participle of choose. Use it after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The committee has chosen a new chairperson for the year._
   - _He had chosen the wrong path and lost an hour backtracking._

## Adjective

2. Picked or selected from a number of options for a particular use or purpose.
   - Simple: Picked out from others for a certain purpose.
   - _The chosen candidate received the most support from the hiring panel._
   - _Each chosen sample was carefully labeled before testing began._
3. Selected for an office or position through the votes of others.
   - Simple: Picked for a job or position by a vote.
   - _The chosen senator took office after a narrow win at the polls._
   - _Each chosen delegate had earned a clear majority in their district._

## Verb

4. Past participle of chuse. *(obsolete)* — past participle of chuse
   - Simple: Past participle of chuse. Chuse is an old spelling of choose that is no longer used.

## Origin

"Chosen" comes from Middle English "chosen," a re-analysed variant of "coren"/"icoren," from Old English "coren"/"ġecoren," the past participle of "ċēosan" ("to choose"). It is essentially "choose" plus the "-en" past participle ending.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/chosen (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).