noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A thing; personal property.
2. 2
   Acronym of confidence, hope, optimism, subjective well-being, and emotional intelligence. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   simple past of choose form-of, past
2. 2
   past participle of choose colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past

   "From what conſummate vertue I have choſe / This perfect Man, by merit call'd my Son,"

3. 3
   simple past of chuse form-of, past

Synonyms

All synonyms

optpreferselectselectacceptadopt

Example

More examples

"We cheered for him and chose him as our captain."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

chose in actionchose in possessionchose localchose transitory

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