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Adjective chosen has 1 sense

chosen - preferred above all others; "the chosen few"; "her chosen abode"
Antonym: unselected (indirect, via selected)

Noun chosen has 3 senses

chosen - one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen"
--₁ is a kind of darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky
Chosen - the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945)
--₂ is a kind of Korea, Korean Peninsula, Choson
chosen, elect - an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government"
--₃ is a kind of elite, elite group

Verb choose has 3 senses

choose, take, select, pick out - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
--₁ is one way to decide, make up one's mind, determine
Sample sentence:
They choose him to write the letter
choose, prefer, opt - select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
Sample sentence:
They choose him to write the letter
choose - see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"
--₃ is one way to judge
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE