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Chose vs Selected - What's the difference?

chose | selected |

As a noun chose

is thing.

As an adjective selected is

that have been selected or chosen.

As a verb selected is

(select).

chose

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (choose)

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) (lena) . See cause.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) A thing; personal property.
    • Derived terms
    * chose in action * chose in possession * chose local * chose transitory

    Anagrams

    * English irregular simple past forms ----

    selected

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • That have been selected or chosen.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan
    • , title= Wild Plants to the Rescue , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (select)

    • Anagrams

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