Definition of chose
(Entry 1 of 2)
past tense of choose
1a
: to select freely and after consideration
choose a career
b
: to decide on especially by vote : elect
chose her as captain
2a
: to have a preference for
choose one car over another
b
: decide
chose to go by train
1
: to make a selection
finding it hard to choose
2
: to take an alternative
—used after cannot and usually followed by but when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy— J. A. Froude
chose
nounDefinition of chose (Entry 2 of 2)
: a piece of personal property : thing
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The first known use of chose was in 1670
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