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chose

1

[ chohz ]

verb

  1. simple past tense of choose.
  2. Obsolete. past participle of choose.


chose

2

[ shohz ]

noun

Law.
  1. a thing; an article of personal property.

chose

1

/ ʃəʊ /

verb

  1. the past tense of choose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chose

2

/ ʃəʊ /

noun

  1. law an article of personal property
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chose1

First recorded in 1350–1400, for an earlier sense; 1660–70, for the current sense; Middle English, from French, from Latin causa “reason, sake, case”; cause
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chose1

C17: from French: thing, from Latin causa cause, case, reason
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Example Sentences

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The documents reveal "that Apple knew exactly what it was doing and at every turn chose the most anticompetitive option," she wrote.

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Councillors chose the car park over a site on Corporation Square at the People and Communities Committee last month.

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We hear from South Vietnamese people who left the country and learn about the experiences lived by those who chose to stay after the People’s Army of Vietnam took Saigon.

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“We’re human beings and we have feelings and we care about marine life — that’s one of the reasons we chose this profession,” said Parker, a captain in the county Fire Department’s lifeguard division.

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In 2001, only 30 countries chose Beijing as their lead trade partner over Washington.

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