chose¹

[chohz]

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verb

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

chose²

[shohz]

noun Law.

a thing; an article of personal property.

Origin of chose²

1350–1400 for earlier senses; 1660–70 for current sense; Middle English < French < Latin causa case, thing. See cause

choose

[chooz]

verb (used with object), chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing.

to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
to prefer or decide (to do something): He chose to run for election.
to want; desire: I choose moving to the city.
(especially in children's games) to contend with (an opponent) to decide, as by odd or even, who will do something: I'll choose you to see who gets to bat first.

verb (used without object), chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing.

to make a choice, or select from two or more possibilities: Accepted by several colleges, the boy chose carefully.
to be inclined: You may stay here, if you choose.
(especially in children's games) to decide, as by means of odd or even, who will do something: Let's choose to see who bats first.

Verb Phrases

choose up,
1. to select (players) for a contest or game: The kids chose up sides for the game.
2. to select players for a contest or game: We have to choose up before we can play.

Idioms

cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to: He cannot choose but obey.

Origin of choose

before 1000; Middle English chosen, chēsen, Old English cēosan; cognate with Gothic kiusan, Old High German kiosan (German kiesen); akin to Greek geúesthai to enjoy, Latin gustāre to taste (see gusto)

Related formschoos·a·ble, adjectivechoos·er, nounpre·choose, verb (used with object), pre·chose, pre·cho·sen, pre·choos·ing.re·choose, verb, re·chose, re·cho·sen, re·choos·ing.un·choos·a·ble, adjective

Can be confusedchews choose

Synonym study

1. Choose, select, pick, elect, prefer indicate a decision that one or more possibilities are to be regarded more highly than others. Choose suggests a decision on one of a number of possibilities because of its apparent superiority: to choose a course of action. Select suggests a choice made for fitness: to select the proper golf club. Pick, an informal word, suggests a selection on personal grounds: to pick a winner. The formal word elect suggests a kind of official action: to elect a representative. Prefer, also formal, emphasizes the desire or liking for one thing more than for another or others: to prefer coffee to tea.

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Examples from the Web for chose

Contemporary Examples

Because I was president I had to do the write-up for the event and they chose that picture.
How A Company’s Support of Gay Employees Helped One of Them To Come Out
December 24, 2014
Jones helped her chose her first one, and she quickly learned to play.
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Justin Jones
December 9, 2014
Cheval was born in 1836 in Charmes, France, and he chose to serve his small community as a postman.
The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand
Nina Strochlic
November 20, 2014
Yes, and I chose their song “Shake Some Action,” which was released in 1976.
Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs
Allen Barra
November 17, 2014
He spoke to us from his home in Oakland about which songs he chose and why.
Greil Marcus Talks About Trying to Unlock Rock and Roll in 10 Songs
Allen Barra
November 17, 2014

Historical Examples

Was the gentleman” (he chose that word as he looked at the boys) “layman or clerk?
The Armourer's Prentices
Charlotte M. Yonge
Andy chose the careful insult which he would throw in Buck's face.
Way of the Lawless
Max Brand
For Saffy, she was a thing of smiles and of tears just as they chose to come.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
For the present they answered that they chose to remain neutral.
Stories from Thucydides
H. L. Havell
She chose one Lujan, who had written his name on the Rock on the way to K'iakime.
The Trail Book
Mary Austin

British Dictionary definitions for chose

chose¹

verb

the past tense of choose

chose²

noun

law an article of personal property

Word Origin

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

choose

verb chooses, choosing, chose or chosen

to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc) from a number of alternatives
(tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to consider it desirable or properI don't choose to read that book
(intr) to like; pleaseyou may stand if you choose
cannot choose but to be obliged towe cannot choose but vote for him
nothing to choose between or little to choose between (of two people or objects) almost equal

Derived Formschooser, noun

Word Origin

Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan

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Word Origin and History for chose

past tense of choose (q.v.).

choose

v.

Old English ceosan "choose, seek out, select; decide, test, taste, try; accept, approve" (class II strong verb; past tense ceas, past participle coren), from Proto-Germanic *keus- (cf. Old Frisian kiasa, Old Saxon kiosan, Dutch kiezen, Old High German kiosan, German kiesen, Old Norse kjosa, Gothic kiusan "choose," Gothic kausjan "to taste, test"), from PIE root *geus- "to taste, relish" (see gusto). Only remotely related to choice. Variant spelling chuse is Middle English, very frequent 16c.-18c. The irregular past participle leveled out to chosen by 1200.

Idioms and Phrases with chose

choose

In addition to the idiom beginning with choose

choose up

also see:

beggars can't be choosers
pick and choose

Also see underchoice.

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Origin of choose

Synonym study

Examples from the Web for chose

Contemporary Examples

Because I was president I had to do the write-up for the event and they chose that picture.

Jones helped her chose her first one, and she quickly learned to play.

Cheval was born in 1836 in Charmes, France, and he chose to serve his small community as a postman.

Yes, and I chose their song “Shake Some Action,” which was released in 1976.

He spoke to us from his home in Oakland about which songs he chose and why.

Historical Examples

Was the gentleman” (he chose that word as he looked at the boys) “layman or clerk?

Andy chose the careful insult which he would throw in Buck's face.

For Saffy, she was a thing of smiles and of tears just as they chose to come.

For the present they answered that they chose to remain neutral.

She chose one Lujan, who had written his name on the Rock on the way to K'iakime.

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Idioms and Phrases with chose

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