chose

See also: Chose and CHOSE

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: chōz, IPA^(key): /tʃəʊz/
• (US) enPR: chōz, IPA^(key): /tʃoʊz/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -əʊz

Verb

chose

1. simple past tense of choose

Etymology 2

French, from Latin causa (“cause, reason”). See cause.

Noun

chose (plural choses)

1. (law) A thing; personal property.

Derived terms

• chose in action
• chose in possession
• chose local
• chose transitory

Anagrams

• echos

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French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin causa. Compare Italian cosa, Portuguese coisa, Spanish cosa among many others.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoz/

• audio (France)

  (file)

• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [ʃou̯z]
• Rhymes: -oz

Noun

chose f (plural choses)

1. thing

Synonyms

• truc m

Anagrams

• échos

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Jèrriais

Alternative forms

• (Saint Ouen) chôthe

Pronunciation

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Adjective

chose (epicene, plural choses)

1. self-conscious

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Middle French

Noun

chose f (plural choses)

1. thing

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Old French

Alternative forms

• cosa (very early Old French)
• cose (chiefly Old Northern French)

Etymology

Latin causa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɔ.zə/

Noun

chose f (oblique plural choses, nominative singular chose, nominative plural choses)

1. thing (miscellaneous object or concept)

Descendants

• Middle French: chose
  • French: chose