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.

noun

1. the chosen. the elect.

Chosen

²

[choh-sen]

noun

1. Japanese name of Korea.

chosen

¹

/ ˈtʃəʊzən /

verb

1. the past participle of choose

adjective

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

Chosen

²

/ ˈtʃəʊˈsɛn /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• chosenness noun
• unchosen adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chosen¹

First recorded in 1200–50, for the noun

Example Sentences

The treed “Woodland Garden” to the west, with black tupelo and swamp white oaks, gives way to a “Perennial Meadow,” whose asters, purple beebalms and orange butterfly weed were chosen for their chromatic effect.

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He liked Honore, despite the man’s chosen profession; the brutal manner of his death inspires Maigret to pursue his killer, rather than the team that has been robbing Paris banks with apparent impunity.

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The prompts will be reviewed by a worker before a notification goes to parents via a chosen means, such as text or email.

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The letters from the bank said “we have determined you’re operating in a business type we have chosen not to service.”

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An Indian official said that New Delhi has deliberately chosen to be “measured in our communications” and to not squander years of work improving ties with Washington.

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