chosen
verb
a past participle of choose.
chosen
1 American
[choh-zuhn]
/ ˈtʃoʊ zən /
verb
adjective
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selected from several; preferred.
The project combined my passion for sailing with my chosen profession as a TV producer.
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Theology. elect.
noun
Chosen
2
American
[choh-sen]
/ ˈtʃoʊˈsɛn /
noun
chosen
1
British
/ ˈtʃəʊzən /
verb
adjective
Chosen
2
British
/ ˈtʃəʊˈsɛn /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of chosen
First recorded in 1200–50, for the noun
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For example, building materials and boxed water — which, Arnaquq-Baril says, was chosen over plastic bottles to leave “less toxic garbage in the Arctic” — were shipped by sealift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
McHugh previously told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that being chosen to be on Team Tom at the blind audition was "absolutely undescribable".
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Big Tech’s managers have chosen to put more of their shareholders’ money to work.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
The increase makes the RBA an outlier as other major central banks have chosen to pause in recent weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Why had the Afterlife chosen to show him that Recollection now?
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The Green Lanterns don’t neatly fit into the Chosen One mold, you see.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Digital adoption service Our Chosen Child helps hopeful parents create adoption profiles, adoption videos, and adoption websites.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2025
Chosen to replace him is junior Jesiah Andrade, who didn’t play high school ball last season after playing at Yucaipa as a freshman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025
The team will be observing a minute's silence before Sunday's games against Taunton and Chosen Hill.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
“Yes, indeed,” cried Slughorn a little thickly, “Parry Otter, the Chosen Boy Who — well — something of that sort,” he mumbled, and drained his mug too.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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