chose

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/t͡ʃəʊz/ (UK)
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/t͡ʃəʊz/ (UK) · /t͡ʃoʊz/ (US)

Definition of chose

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (form-of, past)simple past of choose
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verb

  1. (form-of, past)simple past of choose
  2. (colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past)past participle of choose
    “From what conſummate vertue I have choſe / This perfect Man, by merit call'd my Son,”
    “I expect you might have chose a somewhat larger fish, but I'll try an' make it do.”
    “Since this work is about Vilna's Jewish community, I have chose the familiar spelling Vilna, which closely approximates Jews' preferred name for their city.”
  3. (form-of, past)simple past of chuse

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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