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• past participle of choose.

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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

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“The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office has been given every opportunity to follow the law, yet has chosen not to.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But many Serbs continued to revere a military commander who painted himself as a "simple man" whom fate had chosen to protect his people.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Tree shrews were chosen for the experiments because their eyes have anatomical and optical characteristics that are similar to human eyes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

It shows the implicit return projections for nine valuation indicators, each chosen because of its statistically significant track record in forecasting the S&P 500’s subsequent 10-year real total return.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

On the one hand, it was flattering, because she was right that I had chosen him.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

This, I think, is the difference between Espenson’s Chosen Ones and heroes like the Green Lantern.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Her debut, the short story collection “Battleborn” in 2012, set her on a trajectory of accolades; 2021’s “I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness,” was an L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The couple hosted a "Chosen Shower" with cake, decorations and balloon arch – with Varley painting a living room wall mural of "Preston Elijah", the name they chose to give him.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2025

“Well, of course, we both know how these stories get distorted...all these whispers of a prophecy...of you being ‘the Chosen One’...”

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