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
Example Sentences
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According to the agent, the team searched Google for nearby car washes and the Whittier business was chosen because “that was one of the places that came on the list as the nearest location.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
From the shelves of bougie Los Angeles grocer Erewhon to private events at clubs like Casa Cipriani, Loonen water has become the chosen hydration of the chic, affluent and health-conscious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The area of relatively flat countryside was chosen by pioneering astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell as the perfect place to build an observatory because of its quiet radio environment, far away from interference.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In many cases, those women were widows appointed by governors or chosen by voters to take over their deceased husbands’ seats.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
I’d told her I’d been chosen to work in “government communications” and given her the Foreign Office address in London.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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
Digital adoption service Our Chosen Child helps hopeful parents create adoption profiles, adoption videos, and adoption websites.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2025
Buffy’s role as the Chosen One is part of a lineage of Slayers.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
Chosen Hill School in Churchdown will be closed on Monday and two leisure centres in Cheltenham will remain closed on Saturday, following "significant" damage related to flooding.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024
“Potter, precious Potter, obviously he wanted a look at ‘the Chosen One,’” sneered Malfoy, “but that Weasley girl! What’s so special about her?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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