select
[ si-lekt ]
/ sɪˈlɛkt /
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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.
Nearby words
selcouthly, selden, selden, john, seldom, seldomly, select, select committee, selecta, selectance, selectee, selection
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
Related forms
Synonym study
1. See choose.
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British Dictionary definitions for selector (1 of 2)
selector
/ (sɪˈlɛktə) /
noun
a person or thing that selects
a device used in automatic telephone switching that connects one circuit with any one of a number of other circuits
British a person who chooses the members of a sports team
Australian the holder of a tract of land acquired by free-selection
British Dictionary definitions for selector (2 of 2)
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 Formsselectly, adverbselectness, noun
Word Origin for select
C16: from Latin sēligere to sort, from sē- apart + legere to choose
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