chosen

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: chōz'ən, IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃəʊ.zən/
• (US) enPR: chōz'ən, IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃoʊ.zən/

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Verb

Plain form choose

Third-person singular chooses

Past tense chose

Past participle chosen

Present participle choosing

1. The past participle of choose.

Adjective

Positive chosen

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is chosen it is the one someone chose.

   Medicine was his chosen profession.

2. Something chosen is the special one. That is chosen often means set aside for a special purpose.

   Christians believe that Jesus was God's chosen one.

3. In some religions, a chosen people is a group of people that are special to God.

   In the Bible, the Jews are God's chosen people.

   The gospel choir was called "The Frozen Chosen" because they lived in a cold place and where born again Christians.