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select

[si-lekt]

verb (used with object)

  1. to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make a choice; pick.

adjective

  1. chosen in preference to another or others; selected.

  2. of special value or excellence; choice.

  3. careful or fastidious in selecting; discriminating.

  4. carefully or fastidiously chosen; exclusive.

    a select group of friends.

select

/ ɪˈɛ /

verb

  1. to choose (someone or something) in preference to another or others

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. Also: selected.chosen in preference to another or others

  2. of particular quality or excellence

  3. limited as to membership or entry

    a select gathering

  4. careful in making a choice

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • selectable adjective
  • selectability noun
  • selectly adverb
  • selectness noun
  • selector noun
  • nonselected adjective
  • reselect verb (used with object)
  • unselect adjective
  • unselected adjective
  • well-selected adjective
  • ˈ𳦳ٲԱ noun
  • ˈ𳦳ٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of select1

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin ŧŧٳܲ (past participle of ŧ “to gather apart”), equivalent to ŧ- “apart” + leg(ere) “to gather, choose” + -tus past participle suffix; lection ( def. ), se-
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of select1

C16: from Latin ŧ to sort, from ŧ- apart + legere to choose
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Synonym Study

See choose.
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For guiding his team to a 29-3 record while mixing in a combination of young and veteran players, Robinson has been selected The Times’ softball coach of the year for 2025.

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For a season of exceptional performances, Minor has been selected The Times’ player of the year in softball.

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If an urban lizard can't climb up a pipe, an urban cat may select it right out of existence.

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Jones says he was fortunate to be among a select few broadcasters who could still attend matches, but that it was a "surreal" environment.

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Nicholas McGeehan, of football campaign group Fair Square, told BBC Sport the World Cup process effectively acted "to ensure that Saudi Arabia was selected as host".

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