chosen

CEFRA1

/ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Selected from several people or things.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    picked; selected

Examples

  • He was chosen as the party's presidential nominee.

  • He was among those chosen.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. past participle of choose

  2. past participle of chuse

More examples

In context

  • You or I will be chosen.

  • Only a few chosen participants were allowed entry.

  • The chosen candidate accepted the award with pride.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English chosen, ychosen, ichosen, re-analysed variant of coren, icoren, ȝecoren (“chosen”), from Old English coren, ġecoren (“chosen”), past participle of Old English ċēosan (“to choose”). Morphologically equivalent to choose + -en (past participle ending).