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chose

1

[ chohz ]

verb

  1. simple past tense of choose.
  2. Obsolete. past participle of choose.


chose

2

[ shohz ]

noun

Law.
  1. a thing; an article of personal property.

chose

1

/ ʃəʊ /

verb

  1. the past tense of choose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chose

2

/ ʃəʊ /

noun

  1. law an article of personal property
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chose1

First recorded in 1350–1400, for an earlier sense; 1660–70, for the current sense; Middle English, from French, from Latin causa “reason, sake, case”; cause
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chose1

C17: from French: thing, from Latin causa cause, case, reason
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It is not clear what expedition package Dabiri chose or what mode of transport he took from Iran to Antarctica.

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The tragicomic hallucination that you see unfolding every day, wherein ostensible adults discuss secret war plans in hackable social media texts replete with emojis, exclamation points and lols, is what the American people freely chose.

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“Two of the best players in the league and then I chose to throw a low, hook-pass lob to a 40-year old,” Reaves said with a laugh.

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"I ended up on drugs because the men I chose, the friends I chose, the lifestyle I chose. I don't for one minute think it's my dad's fault at all," she said.

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Late last month, the City Council chose not to fight the lawsuit.

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