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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

“I write to make amends,” she reflects, describing a lifetime of studying Cuba as a kind of penance for what she calls being “the chosen one” that spring day in 1963.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Yet almost three weeks on, the British government has chosen to say nothing.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Crow, 64, bought both properties through a trust managed by her longtime financial manager—having chosen to relocate from a remote 150-acre farm to the Nashville estate when her children were getting ready to start preschool.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The song and artist can be chosen through televised national selection shows, an internal process or a mixed method.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Yet, even in front of men chosen for their positive stance on spirit communication, Maggie’s powers deserted her.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock