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chose

verb
/t͡ʃəʊz/UK/t͡ʃoʊz/US

Etymology

From Middle French chose, from Latin causa (“cause, reason”). Doublet of cause.

  1. derived from causa
  2. borrowed from chose

Definitions

  1. simple past of choose

  2. past participle of choose

    • From what conſummate vertue I have choſe / This perfect Man, by merit call'd my Son,
    • I expect you might have chose a somewhat larger fish, but I'll try an' make it do.
    • Since this work is about Vilna's Jewish community, I have chose the familiar spelling Vilna, which closely approximates Jews' preferred name for their city.

  3. simple past of chuse

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A thing

      A thing; personal property.

    2. Acronym of confidence, hope, optimism, subjective well-being, and emotional intelligence.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA