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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024se•lect /sɪˈlɛkt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to choose in preference;
pick:Only the best students were selected for admission.
adj. - chosen in preference;
preferred;
choice:[before a noun]a select group of skaters. - exclusive;
limited to only a few:a select group of advisors. - careful in choosing:a select college.
se•lec•tor, n. [countable]See -lec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•lect (si lekt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to choose in preference to another or others;
pick out.
v.i. - to make a choice;
pick.
adj. - chosen in preference to another or others;
selected. - choice;
of special value or excellence. - careful or fastidious in selecting;
discriminating. - carefully or fastidiously chosen;
exclusive:a select group of friends.
- Latin sēlēctus (past participle of sēligere to gather apart), equivalent. to sē- se- + leg(ere) to gather, choose + -tus past participle suffix
- 1555–65
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See choose.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged preferred.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: select /sɪˈlɛkt/ vb - to choose (someone or something) in preference to another or others
adj - Also: selected chosen in preference to another or others
- of particular quality or excellence
- limited as to membership or entry: a select gathering
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin sēligere to sort, from sē- apart + legere to chooseseˈlectness n |