tʃu:z v. (past
chose;
past part. chosen) 1 tr.
select out of a greater
number. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by
between, from)
take or select
one or
another. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by to + infin.)
decide, be
determined (chose to stay behind). 4 tr. (foll. by complement) select as (was
chosen king). 5 tr. Theol. (esp. as chosen adj.)
destine to be saved (God's chosen people). øcannot choose but
archaic must.
nothing (or little) to choose between
them they are
equivalent. øøchooser n. [OE ceosan f. Gmc]