noun
Meaning 1
A thing; personal property.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Standard Lemma guide
chose
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: chōz
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Received-Pronunciation: /t͡ʃəʊz/
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General-American: chōz
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General-American: /t͡ʃoʊz/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -əʊz
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CMU ARPABET: CH OW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Acronym of confidence, hope, optimism, subjective well-being, and emotional intelligence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Topics: management
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verb
Meaning 3
simple past of choose
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, past
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verb
Meaning 4
past participle of choose
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past
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verb
Meaning 5
simple past of chuse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, past
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History
Etymology
From Middle French chose, from Latin causa (“cause, reason”). Doublet of cause.
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