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Synonyms

chose

1 American  
[chohz] / tʃoʊz /

verb

  1. simple past tense of choose.

  2. Obsolete. past participle of choose.

chose 2 American  
[shohz] / ʃoʊz /

noun

Law.

  1. a thing; an article of personal property.

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

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She pointed out, not unkindly, that working alone is the arrangement I chose six years ago.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

Harry chose the name Sentebale as a tribute to Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997 when the prince was just 12.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"They chose to go for the money, which is fine. To return to the Tour, I thought, was a nonstarter. Apparently it's not."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Because he has asthma, he chose to demolish the entire venting and duct system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Professor Treebaun chose that moment to freeze the screen, mid-flail, and I saw the boy visibly shrink.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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