chosen

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UK/ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/US/ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/

adjective

picked; selected

“Only a few chosen participants were allowed entry.”

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elect
OriginMiddle English chosen ← Old English coren →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

chosen1

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of choose
  2. participlepastpast participle of chuse
adjectivechosen (comparative more chosen, superlative most chosen)

comparative more chosen · superlative most chosen

  1. picked; selected

    Only a few chosen participants were allowed entry.

    1 more example

    The chosen candidate accepted the award with pride.

  2. elected

Chosen2

proper noun
  1. alternativehistoricalAlternative form of Joseon: A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.
  2. historicalA former colony of Japan in East Asia; Korea under Japanese rule, from 1910 through 1945.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan exclusive group of people

Similar
elect
Broader
eliteelite group
Also see
elect

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

chosen · verb, adjective

  1. Old Englishċēosan“to choose”
  2. Old Englishcoren
  3. Middle Englishchosen
  4. Englishchosen

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).

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Chosen · proper noun

  1. Japanese朝鮮
  2. EnglishChosen

Borrowed from Japanese 朝鮮 (Chōsen).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἐκλεκτός, κριτός
  • ἐκλεκτός (eklektós)picked
  • κριτός (kritós)picked
Esperanto elektita
  • elektitapicked
German gewählt, ausgewählt
  • gewähltpicked
  • ausgewähltpicked
  • ausgesuchtpicked
  • erwähltpicked
  • gewähltelected
  • erwähltelected
Hindi चयनित, निर्वाचित
  • चयनित (caynit)picked
  • निर्वाचित (nirvācit)elected
Latin ēlectus, optīvus
  • ēlectuspicked
  • optīvuspicked
Portuguese escolhido, eleito
  • escolhidopicked
  • eleitoelected
Spanish escogido
  • escogidopicked
Swedish vald, vald
  • valdpicked
  • valdelected
Turkish seçme
  • seçmepicked

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chosen

frozenrosenhosenunfrozenlederhosencozen
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Anagrams

SchoenSchonecohens
Cite this entry
APA

chosen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chosen

MLA

“chosen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chosen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chosen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chosen.

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