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English

Etymology

From , from {{term|seligo||choose out, select|lang=la}}, from {{term|se-||apart|lang=la}} + {{term|lego|legō|gather, select|lang=la}}.

Pronunciation


Adjective

  1. privileged|Privileged, specially selected.
  2. : Only a select few were allowed to the premiere.
  3. Of high quality; top-notch.
  4. : ''This is a select cut of beef.


Verb

  1. To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
  2. : He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
  3. : The program computes all the students grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.


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Translations

  • Arabic:
  • Chinese: 選, 选 (xuǎn)
  • Czech: vybrat
  • Dutch:
  • Finnish:
  • French: ,
  • German:
  • Hebrew: {{t-|he|בחר|tr=bakhár|sc=Hebr}}
  • Hungarian: kiválaszta

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Select \Se*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Selected; p. pr. & vb.
n. Selecting.]
To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from
among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best
authors for perusal. "One peculiar nation to select."
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]

The pious chief . . .
A hundred youths from all his train selects. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Select \Se*lect"\, a. [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select;
pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See Legend.]
Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more
valuable or exellent than others; of special value or
exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.
[1913 Webster]

A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and
formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet select
adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn: choice,
prime(a), prize, quality]
2: selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the
blue-ribbon event of the season" [syn: blue-ribbon(a)]
v : pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
"Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for
your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among
the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" [syn: choose, take,
pick out]
Moby Dictionary
accepted , adopted , advert to , allude to , analyze , appoint ,
appointed , approved , assign , be taken as , best , better , carried ,
champion , choice , choose , choose out , chosen , clannish , cliquish ,
closed , contradistinguish , cream , cull , dainty , decide between ,
delicate , demarcate , demark , denominate , denote , designate ,
designated , determine , differentiate , discriminate , discriminating ,
distinguish , divide , draw the line , elect , elected ,
elected by acclamation , elegant , elite , emblematize , embraced ,
espoused , ethnocentric , excellent , exceptional , excerpt , excluding ,
exclusive , exclusory , exquisite , extract , fat , favored , favorite ,
figure , fine , finest , finger , first-class , first-rate , fix , flower ,
for the best , glean , greatest , handpick , handpicked , inadmissible ,
indicate , insular , limited , make a selection , mark ,
mark the interface , matchless , mention , name , named , narrow ,
nominate , nominated , nonesuch , nonpareil , opt for , optimal ,
optimum , ordain , ordinate , paragon , paramount , parochial , passed ,
peerless , pick , pick out , picked , pin down , point at , point out ,
point to , preclusive , prefer , preferable , preferred , prescriptive ,
preventive , prime , privileged , prize , prohibitive , queen ,
quintessence , quintessential , rare , ratified , recherche , refer to ,
restricted , restrictive , screen , screen out , screened , seclusive ,
segregate , segregative , selected , selective , separate , separative ,
set , set a limit , set apart , set off , sever , severalize , sieve ,
sieve out , sift , sift out , signify , single out , snobbish , snobby ,
sort , sort out , special , specialize , specify , split hairs ,
stand for , state , stigmatize , stipulate , subdivide , subtilize ,
superior , superlative , supreme , surpassing , symbol , symbolize , tab ,
take , the best , the best ever , the tops , the very best , top ,
typify , unanimously elected , unmatchable , unmatched , unparalleled ,
unsurpassed , very best , winnow , xenophobic


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