select
verb (used with object)
to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
selecting
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present participleof select.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The Tooro Kingdom follows a hereditary system in selecting its monarch.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
When selecting individual stocks, some investors look for quality and lower risk, while others want to scoop up shares of companies that have fallen on hard times, hoping to ride a rebound.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Institutional investors have experience and expertise in selecting and monitoring alternative investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In these fields, selecting the correct enantiomer can be essential because two mirror-image versions of the same molecule may have very different biological or medical effects.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
I quit selecting certain of my New York brothers and giving them money to go and lay groundwork for new mosques in other cities—because slighting remarks were being made about “Malcolm’s ministers.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
