English Online Dictionary. What means chosen? What does chosen mean?
English
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).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: chōz'ən, IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃəʊ.zən/
- Rhymes: -əʊzən
- (General American) enPR: chōz'ən, IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʊ.zən/
- Rhymes: -oʊzən
Verb
chosen
- past participle of choose
- past participle of chuse
Adjective
chosen (comparative more chosen, superlative most chosen)
- picked; selected
- elected
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Cheons, Schoen, chones, cohens, enochs