English Dictionary
Definition of “select”
select (sɪˈlɛkt
)
Definitions
verb
- to choose (someone or something) in preference to another or others
adjective
- Also selectedchosen in preference to another or others
- of particular quality or excellence
- limited as to membership or entry ⇒
a select gathering
- careful in making a choice
Alternative Forms
seˈlectly adverb seˈlectness noun Word Origin
C16: from Latin sēligere to sort, from sē- apart + legere to choose
Synonyms
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=
choose,
take,
pick,
prefer,
opt for
decide on,
adopt,
single out,
fix on,
cherry-pick,
settle upon,
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choice,
special,
prime,
picked,
selected,
excellent,
rare,
superior,
first-class,
posh,
first-rate,
hand-picked,
top-notch,
recherché,
Translations
- British English:
select
If you select something, you choose it from a number of things of the same kind.A panel of judges selected the finalists.sɪˈlɛkt VERB A panel of judges selected the finalists.
- Spanish:
seleccionar
v
- French:
sélectionner
vt
- German:
auswählen
v
- Chinese: 选择 v
- Arabic: يَخْتارُ v
- Portuguese: seleccionar v
- Russian: выбирать v
- Croatian: izabrati v
- Czech: vybrat v vybírat
- Danish: vælge v
- Dutch: selecteren v
- Finnish: valikoida v
- Greek: επιλέγω v
- Italian: selezionare v
- Japanese: 選ぶ v
- Korean: 선택하다 v
- Norwegian: velge
- Polish: wybrać v wybierać
- Brazilian Portuguese: selecionar v
- European Spanish:
seleccionar
v
- Swedish: välja v
- Thai: เลือก v
- Turkish: seçmek v
- Vietnamese: lựa chọn v
Usage examples
But there was no doubting the fact that she was in a very select neighborhood.
Clive Barker, COLDHEART CANYON (2001)And so Sir Hardy planted the bulb in his Oxfordshire garden, and joined the select , but growing, band of galanthophiles.
Country Life (2005)The electrical brain waves generated by those thoughts can be amplified and harnessed to control a cursor and select letters to spell words.
Globe and Mail (2003)These days, the trend is for select developments in the heart of a town or village, dovetailing with an already thriving community.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The houses were expensive and the road select , which from Matthew's demeanour and speech Hannah would have expected.
Anne Bennett, WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS (2002)
