Meaning

2 senses
  1. Picked; selected

    The chosen candidate accepted the award with pride.

    Only a few chosen participants were allowed entry.

    gewählt, ausgewählt, ausgesucht

  2. Elected

    gewählt, erwählt

Translations

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Origin

From Middle English chosen, ychosen, ichosen, re-analysed variant of coren, icoren, ȝecore

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).

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