chose
- 01 A2 Elementary
v.the past tense of 'choose'. You use this when you picked one thing instead of another in the past.
v.the simple past indicative of 'choose'. It is used to describe a selection made prior to the moment of speaking.
Simple“She chose the blue dress for the party last night.”
In context“After reviewing several competing proposals, the board finally chose the candidate with the most international experience.”
PitfallI have chose the red one. I have chosen the red one.In standard English, 'chose' is the past tense, but 'chosen' is the past participle used after 'have' or 'had'.
- 02 C2 Proficiency
n.a legal word for a piece of property or a right to something.
n.a term in personal property law denoting a thing or a right to possession. Often appears in the phrase 'chose in action'.
Simple“The lawyer explained that the debt was a chose in action.”
In context“The court had to determine whether the contractual right constituted a chose in action that could be legally assigned to a third party.”
UsagePronounced like the French word 'chose' (shohz).
Synonymschattelasset
From Middle French chose, from Latin causa (“cause, reason”). Doublet of cause.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.