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chosen

1

[ choh-zuhn ]

verb

  1. a past participle of choose.


adjective

  1. selected from several; preferred:

    The project combined my passion for sailing with my chosen profession as a TV producer.

  2. Theology. elect ( def 8 ).

noun

  1. the chosen. the elect.

Chosen

2

[ choh-sen ]

noun

  1. Japanese name of Korea.

Chosen

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/ ˈʃəʊˈɛ /

noun

  1. the official name for Korea when it was a Japanese province (1910–45)
“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

chosen

2

/ ˈʃəʊə /

verb

  1. the past participle 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

adjective

  1. selected or picked out, esp for some special quality
“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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Other Word Forms

  • ··Ա noun
  • ܲ·· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chosen1

First recorded in 1200–50, for the noun
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Example Sentences

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Li’s astonishing record of how she has chosen acceptance over despair shows why artists among us sometimes offer more wisdom than any other spirituality.

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The right to host the tournament was awarded to both England and Wales but Cardiff has not been chosen as a venue.

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His chemotherapy and radiation treatments ended last October, he told the outlet, and he has chosen not to receive a prognosis.

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The other half will receive nothing and never know they were chosen, but will be monitored through any contacts with county or homeless agencies they make.

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"I think a lot of Aboriginal people have really chosen to opt out of the political space and of so -called democracy in Australia," she says.

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