chosen
part of speech
verb form (past participle of choose: chosen); adjective
meaning for a pupil
1) Chosen means picked from a group as the one you want. tree →
2) As an adjective, chosen describes someone or something that has been selected, like the chosen team. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It can mean picked out for the best, as with the chosen chariots, or picked by God, as with the tribe of Levi. Interpretation: Levi was chosen to serve in the sanctuary. Israel is called the chosen people, which tradition reads as being given the task of keeping the Torah. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and school, «You have been chosen to be class captain» or «I have chosen a book». In maths, combinations ask how many ways things can be chosen, e.g. two from three. In stories, «the chosen one» is a hero picked by fate to do something special. Phrases: «have chosen», «was chosen», «chosen one», «chosen few», «carefully chosen».
examples
- And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them. (Torah EXO.14.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, and his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea. (Torah EXO.15.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever. (Torah DEU.18.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.' (Prophets 1SA.16.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'The LORD hath not chosen these.' (Prophets 1SA.16.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron whom He had chosen. (Writings PSA.105.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- She was chosen to read the poem in assembly. tree →
- I have chosen the blue one. tree →
- He was chosen as team captain. tree →
- Our class was chosen to plant the new tree. tree →
- The chosen book was about dragons. tree →
- In the story, the boy was the chosen one. tree →
- How many ways can two fruits be chosen from three? tree →
- Her words were carefully chosen. tree →
- Heracles, with a few chosen comrades, alone remained on board. tree →
note
Irregular verb: choose, chose, chosen. Use «chosen» after «have/has/had» or «was/were»: «I have chosen», «It was chosen». «I chose» (past simple). Do not write «I have chose». Pronounced «CHOH-zen».
In the corpora
- And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.
- Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, and his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
- Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.'
- And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'
- And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «chosen» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.