select
verb (used with object)
to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
selected
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past participleof select.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof select.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
selectverb (used with object)to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
Example Sentences
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The 13 funds the Journal analyzed held about $195 billion in shares of 15 companies selected as representative of the AI trade, including hyperscalers and top U.S. chip firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
And rookie guard Darius Acuff Jr., whom Sacramento selected No. 7 in the draft out of Arkansas, posted 12 points on an abysmal five-for-24 shooting in his debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Lechevallier had been selected by French President Emmanuel Macron to replace the previous envoy, Laurent Bili, over the summer, but his appointment was thrown into limbo after a dispute stemming from the UN.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
The conference had already selected the presentation for its presidential symposium, a slot reserved for medical studies that have the potential to change the standard of care.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
As animals struggled to survive, the best-adapted variants—the fittest mutations—were serially selected.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
