English Explanatory Dictionary

chosen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. past participle of choose
  2. past participle of chuse
adj
  1. picked; selected
  2. elected
name
  1. Alternative form of Joseon: A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.
  2. A former colony of Japan in East Asia; Korea under Japanese rule, from 1910 through 1945.

Pronunciation

chōz'ən /ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/ /ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/ En-us-chosen.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Semperosculto-chosen.wav

Word forms

chosen more chosen most chosen

Etymology

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).

Derived words

chosen-ciphertext attack chosen family chosenhood chosen instrument chosen name chosenness chosen one chosen people chosen-plaintext attack chosen race forechosen ill-chosen nonchosen prechosen unchosen
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