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Definitions for select
sɪˈlɛktse·lect
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Princeton's WordNet
choice, prime(a), prize, quality, selectadjective
of superior grade
"choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
blue-ribbon(a), selectverb
selected or chosen for special qualifications
"the blue-ribbon event of the season"
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
selectverb
To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
selectadjective
Privileged, specially selected.
Only a select few were allowed to the premiere.
selectadjective
Of high quality; top-notch.
This is a select cut of beef.
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.
Etymology: From selectus, perfect passive participle of seligo, from se- + lego.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.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
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
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
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
Etymology: [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See Legend.]
Wikidata
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
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, selectum—se-, aside, legĕre, to choose.]
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'select' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4506
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'select' in Verbs Frequency: #355
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'select' in Adjectives Frequency: #903
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of select in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of select in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of select in a Sentence
One of the reasons that I voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt was Steve Bannon in contempt didn't cooperate at all, and in fact, at the time, and one of the arguments was that even Staff Mark Meadows was having Staff Mark Meadows lawyers communicate with the committee, and if you stonewall Congress... If you refuse to participate in that, all of a sudden you don't really have an equal branch of government trying to get to the answers of this. So for me, I want to see what the Select Committee will do, see what the recommendation is and then take it from there.
Minnesota's laws allow political party chairs to select the candidate( s) on the primary ballot. The state GOP chose Donald Trump.Jim Martin exclusively, our complaint alleges that the statute violates the state constitution's ban on the state legislature granting exclusive privileges to individuals.
I think any effort to oust Reince will fail and it's not the job of our nominee to select the RNC chair. It's the job of the RNC members to select the RNC chair.
We will develop some islands and reefs to accommodate a select number of tourists, it will be an orderly and gradual procedure.
Because of the very real concerns about apparent failures to disseminate and act on intelligence in the leadup to the January 6 insurrection, this memo raises important questions about the intent behind the change, the origins of it, and the effect this policy change had on intelligence dissemination, the January 6 select committee should consider these questions.
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- تحديد, اختارArabic
- seleccionarCatalan, Valencian
- vybratCzech
- dethol, dewisWelsh
- VælgDanish
- auswählenGerman
- elektuEsperanto
- seleccionarSpanish
- valimaEstonian
- valitaFinnish
- choisir, sélectionnerFrench
- taghScottish Gaelic
- בחרHebrew
- chwaziHaitian Creole
- kiválasztHungarian
- memilihIndonesian
- selezionare, scegliereItalian
- 選ぶJapanese
- 고르다Korean
- ههڵبژاردنKurdish
- eligere, legoLatin
- auswielenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kiezen, uitkiezenDutch
- plukke utNorwegian
- wybierać, Wybierz, wybraćPolish
- escolher, selecionar, [[optar]] [[por]], seletarPortuguese
- akllay, chihlluyQuechua
- selecziunarRomansh
- отбиратьRussian
- välja ut, utvälja, väljaSwedish
- ఎంచు, ఎంచుకొనుTelugu
- sesukönVolapük
- 选择Chinese
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