chose

[ chohz ]

/ tʃoʊz /

verb

simple past tense of choose.

Obsolete. past participle of choose.

Words nearby chose

chorus frog, chorus girl, chorus pedal, chorusmaster, chorzów, chose, chosen, chosen people, chosisme, chosŏn, chota nagpur

Definition for chose (2 of 3)

chose ²

[ shohz ]

/ ʃoʊz /

noun Law.

a thing; an article of personal property.

Origin of chose

1350–1400 for earlier senses; 1660–70 for current sense; Middle English < French < Latin causa case, thing. See cause

Definition for chose (3 of 3)

choose

[ chooz ]

/ tʃuz /

verb (used with object), chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing.

to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.

to prefer or decide (to do something): He chose to run for election.

to want; desire: I choose moving to the city.

(especially in children's games) to contend with (an opponent) to decide, as by odd or even, who will do something: I'll choose you to see who gets to bat first.

verb (used without object), chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing.

to make a choice, or select from two or more possibilities: Accepted by several colleges, the boy chose carefully.

to be inclined: You may stay here, if you choose.

(especially in children's games) to decide, as by means of odd or even, who will do something: Let's choose to see who bats first.

Verb Phrases

choose up,

to select (players) for a contest or game: The kids chose up sides for the game.
to select players for a contest or game: We have to choose up before we can play.

Origin of choose

before 1000; Middle English chosen, chēsen, Old English cēosan; cognate with Gothic kiusan, Old High German kiosan (German kiesen); akin to Greek geúesthai to enjoy, Latin gustāre to taste (see gusto)

synonym study for choose

1. Choose, select, pick, elect, prefer indicate a decision that one or more possibilities are to be regarded more highly than others. Choose suggests a decision on one of a number of possibilities because of its apparent superiority: to choose a course of action. Select suggests a choice made for fitness: to select the proper golf club. Pick, an informal word, suggests a selection on personal grounds: to pick a winner. The formal word elect suggests a kind of official action: to elect a representative. Prefer, also formal, emphasizes the desire or liking for one thing more than for another or others: to prefer coffee to tea.

OTHER WORDS FROM choose

choos·a·ble, adjective choos·er, noun pre·choose, verb (used with object), pre·chose, pre·cho·sen, pre·choos·ing. re·choose, verb, re·chose, re·cho·sen, re·choos·ing.

un·choos·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH choose

chews choose

Example sentences from the Web for chose

Because I was president I had to do the write-up for the event and they chose that picture.

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Jones helped her chose her first one, and she quickly learned to play.

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Cheval was born in 1836 in Charmes, France, and he chose to serve his small community as a postman.

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Yes, and I chose their song “Shake Some Action,” which was released in 1976.

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He spoke to us from his home in Oakland about which songs he chose and why.

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When 323 Burr chose, neither man nor woman could resist him.

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In this extremity Sieys chose as minister of police the old Terrorist Fouch, who best understood how to deal with his brethren.

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For what can we conceive of that first Eden which we might not yet win back, if we chose?

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Mlle H. I have no doubt M. Manuel could enlighten us, if he chose.

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I cannot see why Heaven ever chose to afflict me so cruelly.

They Looked and Loved |Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for chose (1 of 3)

chose ¹

/ (tʃəʊz) /

verb

the past tense of choose

British Dictionary definitions for chose (2 of 3)

chose ²

/ (ʃəʊz) /

noun

law an article of personal property

Word Origin for chose

C17: from French: thing, from Latin causa cause, case, reason

British Dictionary definitions for chose (3 of 3)

choose

/ (tʃuːz) /

verb chooses, choosing, chose or chosen

to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc) from a number of alternatives

(tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to consider it desirable or proper I don't choose to read that book

(intr) to like; please you may stand if you choose

cannot choose but to be obliged to we cannot choose but vote for him

nothing to choose between or little to choose between (of two people or objects) almost equal

Derived forms of choose

chooser, noun

Word Origin for choose

Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan

Idioms and Phrases with chose

choose

In addition to the idiom beginning with choose

choose up

also see:

beggars can't be choosers
pick and choose

Also see underchoice.

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chose

verb

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noun Law.

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Definition for chose (3 of 3)

verb (used with object), chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing.

verb (used without object), chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing.

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verb

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noun

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verb chooses, choosing, chose or chosen

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chose

verb

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Definition for chose (2 of 3)

noun Law.

Origin of chose

Definition for chose (3 of 3)

verb (used with object), chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing.

verb (used without object), chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing.

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synonym study for choose

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verb

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noun

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verb chooses, choosing, chose or chosen

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