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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

From the 14th Century onwards, the hill was the seat of military and political power of the O'Neill clan, chosen because of its height advantage and panoramic views.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Anthropic's rise came by doubling down on delivering generative AI to enterprise clients rather than general users, the path initially chosen by archrival OpenAI.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Among the changes is an increase in out-of-pocket limits for bronze plans, which have been chosen this year by a record 40% enrollees because of their lower up-front costs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

While still under pressure, the material was cooled to a carefully chosen temperature before the pressure was suddenly removed.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Of all the citizens of Heliopolis, I have been chosen to draw the hieroglyphs that will be inscribed on the four sides of the obelisk!

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman