Definition of chose
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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
noun
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Definition of chose (Entry 2 of 2)
: a piece of personal property : thing
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“Chose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chose. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.
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Kids Definition of chose
past tense of choose
chose
noun
\ ˈshōz
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Legal Definition of chose
: a piece of personal property
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chose in action
: a right to something (as payment of a debt or damages for injury) that can be recovered in a lawsuit
also
: a document (as a check or stock certificate) embodying such a right
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chose in possession
: something that is in one's actual possession or can be possessed
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The first known use of chose was in 1670
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