chosen

noun cho·sen \ ˈchō-zᵊn \

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Definition of chosen

plural chosen

: one who is the object of choice or of divine favor : an elect person

Examples of chosen in a Sentence

of the five sons in the family, he was his father's chosen and thus showered with attention and special gifts

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Items are purchased by staff and chosen based on nutritional value, demand (based on sales) and availability ( through vendors Costco and Sam's Club), Brewer said.

— darcel rockett, chicagotribune.com, "Charter school's healthy snack store serves students in food desert," 9 June 2017

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First Known Use of chosen

13th century

in the meaning defined above

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chosen Synonyms

chosen

adjective

Definition of chosen

1 : elect

2 : selected or marked for favor or special privilege

a chosen few

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Examples of chosen in a Sentence

the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year

Recent Examples of chosen from the Web

While timing is clearly a consideration, so too is the chosen method of getting the boys and their coach out of the cave.

— NBC News, "Thailand soccer team rescue: Conditions now 'most suitable' but monsoon threatens," 7 July 2018
Transparency is the chosen method to UnKoch madness.

— WSJ, "If UnKoch Is Fine, What About an UnSoros?," 6 June 2018
As part of a campaign by MyHeritage DNA, eight footballing legends took a DNA test, to explore this very notion and find out just how much of their chosen nation was present in their blood.

— SI.com, "8 Football Legends Discover Which Nations They Could Have Played For," 4 July 2018
His wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, is now head of the Sanders Institute, a progressive think tank, and Sanders himself has hit the campaign trail for a few chosen candidates.

— sarah jones, The New Republic, "Bernie Sanders Is Not the Left," 26 June 2018
And, by the way, to also cast a vote for their chosen candidates.

— lori weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Final campaign push in San Diego: walking and phoning," 2 June 2018
The organization is asking participants to wear orange, which has become the chosen color of the gun violence prevention movement.

— michelle mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville News Digest," 25 May 2018
Much of the impetus for chosen-family-friendly sick leave laws has come from gay people.

— jennifer peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, "Changes in sick-leave laws allow workers to care for 'chosen family'," 9 Mar. 2018
Much of the impetus for chosen-family-friendly sick leave laws has come from gay people.

— Washington Post, "Caring for ‘chosen family’ gains ground in sick-leave laws," 9 Mar. 2018

Origin and Etymology of chosen

Middle English, from past participle of chosen to choose

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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chosen Synonyms

Synonyms

choice, elect, favored, favorite, handpicked, picked, preferred, select, selected;

Near Antonyms

average, common, commonplace, ordinary, run-of-the-mill;

Related Words

fashionable;

exclusive;

culled, picked over, screened, weeded (out), winnowed (out);

Phrases

of choice;

CHOSEN Defined for English Language Learners

chosen

adjective

Definition of chosen for English Language Learners

: selected to do or receive something special

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Definition of chosen for Students

past participle of choose

chosen

adjective cho·sen \ ˈchō-zᵊn \

Definition of chosen for Students

1 : carefully selected

his chosen profession

2 : picked to be shown favor or given special privilege

Only a chosen few were asked to join.

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