select
[ si-lekt ]
/ sɪˈlɛkt /
verb (used with object)
to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
verb (used without object)
to make a choice; pick.
adjective
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.
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Origin of select
1555–65; < Latin sēlēctus (past participle of sēligere to gather apart), equivalent to sē- se- + leg(ere) to gather, choose + -tus past participle suffix
synonym study for select
1. See choose.
OTHER WORDS FROM select
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British Dictionary definitions for select
select
/ (sɪˈlɛkt) /
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 entrya select gathering
careful in making a choice
Derived forms of select
selectly, adverbselectness, nounWord Origin for select
C16: from Latin sēligere to sort, from sē- apart + legere to choose
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