chosen, elect
(noun) an exclusive group of people; âone of the elect who have power inside the governmentâ
Chosen
(noun) the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
chosen
(noun) one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; âshe was Mamaâs chosenâ
choose, take, select, pick out
(verb) pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; âTake any one of these cardsâ; âChoose a good husband for your daughterâ; âShe selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown herâ
choose, prefer, opt
(verb) select as an alternative over another; âI always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurantâ; âShe opted for the job on the East coastâ
choose
(verb) see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; âShe chose not to attend classes and now she failed the examâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chosen
past participle of choose
chosen (comparative more chosen, superlative most chosen)
picked; selected
elected
• Schoen, chones, cohens, enochs
Source: Wiktionary
Cho"sen, p. p. of Choose.
Definition: Selected from a number; picked out; choice. Seven hundred chosen men left-handed. Judg. xx. 16.
Cho"sen, n.
Definition: One who, or that which is the object of choice or special favor.
Choose, v. t. [imp. Chose; p. p. Chosen, Chose (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Choosing.] Etym: [OE. chesen, cheosen, AS. ceĂłsan; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen, Icel. kjosa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. jush to enjoy. *46. Cf. Choice, 2d Gust.]
1. To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils. Choose me for a humble friend. Pope.
2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.] The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment. Goldsmith. To choose sides. See under Side.
Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow.
– To Choose, Prefer, Elect. To choose is the generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an act of the will, especially in accordance with a decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private life to a public one; to elect members of Congress.
Choose, v. i.
1. To make a selection; to decide. They had only to choose between implicit obedience and open rebellion. Prescott.
2. To do otherwise. "Can I choose but smile" Pope. Can not choose but, must necessarily. Thou canst not choose but know who I am. Shak.
Chuse, v. t.
Definition: See Choose. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
