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[ si-lekt ] SHOW IPA
/ sɪˈlɛkt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
verb (used without object) adjective chosen in preference to another or others; selected.
of special value or excellence; choice.
careful or fastidious in selecting; discriminating.
carefully or fastidiously chosen; exclusive: a select group of friends.
Origin of select First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin sēlēctus (past participle of sēligere “to gather apart”), equivalent to sē- “apart” + leg(ere) “to gather, choose” + -tus past participle suffix; cf. lection, se-
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synonym study for select 1 . See choose.
OTHER WORDS FROM select se·lec·ta·ble, adjective se·lec·ta·bil·i·ty, noun se·lect·ly, adverb se·lect·ness, noun
se·lec·tor, noun non·se·lect·ed, adjective re·se·lect, verb (used with object) un·se·lect, adjective un·se·lect·ed, adjective well-se·lect·ed, adjective
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Words nearby select Selby, selcouth, Selden, seldom, seldomly, select , selecta, selectance, select committee, selectee, selection
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Example sentences from the Web for select All it needs is one more “pipe” to select and transmit the crucial information.
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You can even buy containers of their Cereal Milk in select stores.
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And, second, we already use sortition to select an important deliberative body, the trial jury.
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Until recently, being published was a pleasure afforded only to a select few.
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He went through his entire database of over 70,000 images to select pieces for the Arizona show.
Art in the Age of National Security | Terry Greene Sterling| September 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
We may expect wisdom in the choice of the human agents we select .
Among the Forces | Henry White Warren
This story was related to a select coterie of occultists assembled in social conclave at the headquarters in New York.
Hours with the Ghosts or, Nineteenth Century Witchcraft | Henry Ridgely Evans
Therefore, if we wanted to land in the Moon, the period of the Full Moon was the best period to select .
All Around the Moon | Jules Verne
Particular care should be taken to select varieties that are capable of yielding a product of high quality.
The Vegetable Garden | Anonymous
My letters no longer swamp me; I select now, guided by a sure instinct.
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 | Maurice Genevoix
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British Dictionary definitions for select verb to choose (someone or something) in preference to another or others
adjective Also: selected chosen 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
Derived forms of select selectly , adverb selectness , noun Word Origin for select C16: from Latin sēligere to sort, from sē- apart + legere to choose
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