chose

¹ American  

[chohz] / tʃoʊz /

verb

1. simple past tense of choose.

2. Obsolete. past participle of choose.

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chose ² American  

[shohz] / ʃoʊz /

noun

Law.

1. a thing; an article of personal property.

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chose ¹ British  

/ tʃəʊz /

verb

1. the past tense of choose

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chose ² British  

/ ʃəʊz /

noun

1. law an article of personal property

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Etymology

Origin of chose

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

Example Sentences

Meta’s own internal research showed that the company knew Instagram was harmful to teenagers — yet it chose the relentless pursuit of engagement over kids’ safety.

From MarketWatch

“The only harm X has asserted is that its customers collectively chose X’s competitors over X,” Senior U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Across multiple trials, Veronika consistently chose specific parts of the brush depending on where she wanted to scratch.

From Science Daily

Xi chose instead to focus on finalizing a high-priority trade truce.

From The Wall Street Journal

He chose as his number two a heavy metal guitarist from San Francisco — stage name “Turmoil” — who is a progressive Democrat.

From Los Angeles Times

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