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.
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
Words nearby select
selby,
selcouth,
selden,
seldom,
seldomly,
select,
select committee,
selecta,
selectance,
selectee,
selection
Example sentences from the Web for selected
British Dictionary definitions for selected
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 entry
a select gathering
careful in making a choice
Derived forms of select
selectly, adverb selectness, nounWord Origin for select
C16: from Latin
sēligere to sort, from
sē- apart +
legere to choose