What does sélect mean?

Definitions for sélect
sɪˈlɛktsélect

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. choice, prime(a), prize, quality, selectadjective

    of superior grade

    "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

  2. blue-ribbon(a), selectverb

    selected or chosen for special qualifications

    "the blue-ribbon event of the season"

  3. choose, take, select, pick outverb

    pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

    "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

Wiktionary

  1. selectverb

    To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

  2. selectadjective

    Privileged, specially selected.

    Only a select few were allowed to the premiere.

  3. selectadjective

    Of high quality; top-notch.

    This is a select cut of beef.

  4. Selectnoun

    A button (of a joystick, joypad or similar device) that, when pressed, activates any of certain predefined functions that usually, but not always, involve selecting something out of a list of items.

  5. Etymology: From selectus, perfect passive participle of seligo, from se- + lego.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Selectadjective

    Nicely chosen; choice; culled out on account of superiour excellence.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    To the nuptial bow’r
    I led her, blushing like the morn: all heav’n,
    And happy constellations, on that hour
    Shed their selectest influence. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

    Select from vulgar herds, with garlands gay,
    A hundred bulls ascend the sacred way. Matthew Prior.

  2. To SELECTverb

    To chuse in preference to others rejected.

    Etymology: selectus, Latin.

    The footmen, selected out of all the provinces, were greatly diminished, being now scarce eight thousand strong. Richard Knolles.

    The pious chief
    A hundred youths from all his train selects. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. select

    Select, as a verb, typically means to carefully choose or pick out something from a group or range of options, based on particular criteria or preferences. It indicates the action of making a decision or expressing a preference among various alternatives.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Selectadjective

    taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice

  2. Selectverb

    to choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal

  3. Etymology: [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See Legend.]

Wikidata

  1. Select

    Select is the second studio album by Kim Wilde, released in May 1982. The first single from this album, "Cambodia", was released in November 1981 and signalled a different sound from the Wilde camp, with an electronic and synth sound different from The Enid sound of her last album. The songs were again written by Marty and Ricky Wilde and produced by Ricky Wilde. The lyrics of the songs were similar to the first album: the second single "View from a Bridge" and the album track "Wendy Sadd" seemed to be about suicide, "Chaos at the Airport" described a nightmare about flying and "Ego" was quite the opposite of a lovesong. "Can You Come Over" was recorded at the Wilde's home. The cover image was a photograph from Gered Mankowitz. This sequel to the debut album topped the charts in a host of European countries and hit #8 in Australia — although it did not surpass the success of its predecessor. The album was certified Silver in the UK.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Select

    sē-lekt′, v.t. to pick out from a number by preference: to choose: to cull.—adj. picked out: nicely chosen: choice: exclusive.—adj. Selec′ted.—adv. Selec′tedly.—ns. Selec′tedness; Selec′tion, act of selecting: things selected: a book containing select pieces.—adj. Selec′tive.—adv. Selec′tively, by selection.—ns. Select′man, in New England towns, one of a board of officers chosen annually to manage various local concerns; Select′ness; Select′or.—Select meeting, in the Society of Friends, a meeting of ministers and elders.—Natural selection, the preservation of some forms of animal and vegetable life and the destruction of others by the ordinary operation of natural causes. [L. seligĕre, selectumse-, aside, legĕre, to choose.]

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sélect' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4506

  2. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sélect' in Verbs Frequency: #355

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sélect' in Adjectives Frequency: #903

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sélect in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sélect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sélect in a Sentence

  1. Sebastien Loeb:

    The opening has not been too bad, even if it is not easy to start in the night and in icy conditions, the first stage went OK but we didn't select the best tyres for the second one and we suffered as a result of that. We perhaps under-estimated the performance gap between the slick tyres and four snow tyres.

  2. Bryden Teich:

    There's a lot fewer select names in Canada, i think that might be that shift where you see some of these defensive names getting bid up a little bit more just because people are looking for places to hide out.

  3. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

    The future of social entrepreneurship is no longer about looking up to a select few who have some kind of rare gift for implementing innovative ideas.

  4. John Dingell:

    If I were to select a jack-booted group of fascists who are perhaps as large a danger to American society as I could pick today, I would pick BATF.

  5. Mitch Landrieu:

    These monuments will be preserved until an appropriate place to display them is determined. Once removed, we will have the opportunity to join together and select new unifying symbols that truly reflect who we are today.

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