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chose¹

  • /t͡ʃəʊz/ UK
  • /t͡ʃoʊz/ US

Rhymes with -əʊz

verb

  1. past simple past of choose and (archaic spelling) chuse
  2. colloquial, nonstandard, participle, past past participle of choose From what conſummate vertue I have choſe / This perfect Man, by merit call'd my Son,

chose²

Where it comes from

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

noun choses

  1. A thing; personal property.

CHOSE³

noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of confidence, hope, optimism, subjective well-being, and emotional intelligence.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: took, went, cast, withheld, wanted, determined, resolved, decided, decide, opt, preferred, choice, selected, option, picked, select

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"chose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

chose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chose

Chicago

"chose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chose.

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@misc{chose_2026,
  title = {chose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}