past tense of choose
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2
a
: 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
J. A. Froude
: 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 26 Nov. 2024.
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chose
noun
: 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
Etymology
Noun
Anglo-French, literally, thing, from Old French, from Latin causa legal case, reason, cause
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