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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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“Instead of taking accountability and supporting this young woman’s recovery, the district chose to spend taxpayer money fighting her in court for years,” attorney Ramey said.

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“When the political system breaks down and legislatures bow to popular hostility, the judiciary must be the Constitution’s backbone. Instead, it chose to look away, abandoning both vulnerable children and the parents who love them.”

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The FDA could have done its own routine testing of the exempted drugs but chose not to.

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Katie's family was advised to evacuate their villa, but chose to stay, believing it would be safer.

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And for that opening, Salonen chose Mahler’s “Resurrection” for the first of the orchestra’s subscription series of concerts.

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