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).
Phrases and idioms:
cannot choose but archaic must. nothing (or little) to choose between them they are equivalent.
Derivatives:
chooser n.
Etymology: OE ceosan f. Gmc
Useful english dictionary. 2012.