Meaning & use
chose
The simple past tense of choose, describing a decision or selection made at an earlier time.
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She chose the blue dress for the interview because it looked more professional than the others.
After much thought, he chose to study engineering rather than follow his father's career in law.
A note on using this word
Chose is the past tense of choose; the past participle is chosen. Do not confuse it with the noun choice.
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2. noun
In law, a thing capable of being owned, especially in the phrase chose in action, a right enforceable only through a lawsuit.
A debt is called a chose in action because the creditor's right to payment can only be enforced through a lawsuit.
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