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• chosen
  chosen

  verb

  a past participle of choose.
• Chosen
  Chosen

  noun

  Japanese name of Korea.

chosen

¹ American  

[choh-zuhn] / ˈtʃoʊ zən /

verb

1. a past participle of choose.

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adjective

1. selected from several; preferred.

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

2. Theology. elect.

noun

1. the chosen. the elect.

Chosen ² American  

[choh-sen] / ˈtʃoʊˈsɛn /

noun

1. Japanese name of Korea.

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chosen ¹ British  

/ ˈtʃəʊzən /

verb

1. the past participle of choose

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adjective

1. selected or picked out, esp for some special quality

Chosen ² British  

/ ˈtʃəʊˈsɛn /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• chosenness
  noun
• unchosen
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of chosen

First recorded in 1200–50, for the noun

Example Sentences

Chosen by walking charity the Ramblers after a public vote that saw 1,000 paths nominated, the Bude to Westward Ho! route has been crowned the nation's favourite.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Digital adoption service Our Chosen Child helps hopeful parents create adoption profiles, adoption videos, and adoption websites.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2025

He is now presenting himself as some type of God King and Chosen One.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2024

Reeves’ Chosen One is figured as the great hope for those who have been dormant and fooled.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2024

“So you’re not ‘the Chosen One’?” said Scrimgeour.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling