chosen
Noun
- one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
- "she was Mama's chosen"
- the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
- an exclusive group of people
Verb
Verb Forms: choose, chose, chosen, choosing, chooses
- Selected from a range of alternatives; preferred.
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- select as an alternative over another
- see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
- past participle of choose
- past participle of chuse
Adj
- picked; selected
- elected
Adjective
- Selected as the best or most appropriate option from a set.
Examples
- The CHOSEN tiles seemed to magically form a high-scoring word, much to their opponent’s dismay.
- The word ’QUIZZES’ was his chosen play, despite its obscure nature.
Origin / 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).
Scrabble Score: 11
chosen: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordchosen: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chosen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
chosen: valid Words With Friends Word