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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

Derived Forms

• unchosen
  adjective
• chosenness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of chosen

First recorded in 1200–50, for the noun

Example Sentences

“You cannot put on those who have come to the United Kingdom in general to seek asylum what an individual has chosen to do,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Writing is just one of his many chosen mediums of storytelling; as one of the founders of Drag Story Hour, his resumé is a melding of fashion, fiction, oral histories, archival research and queer history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"I feel honored that I was chosen for this role," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Pratt and his supporters have chosen a different path.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“Well, I would have chosen some normal kind of plant like a fern, but I guess they wanted something scientific for the teachers’ room.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson