select

/si'lekt/
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select

The chef selects the ripest tomatoes from the market stall.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Carefully chosen as the best or most suitable: Refers to something or someone picked out from a larger group for special quality, excellence, or exclusivity.
    • Exclusive or restricted to a privileged group: Describes a group, club, or gathering that is limited to a small, often elite, membership.

  2. Verb:

    • To choose carefully from a number of alternatives: The act of picking out a person or thing from a group based on preference or specific criteria.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Only a select few were invited to the private dinner. (This describes an exclusive group.)
    • The store sells only select cuts of meat. (This describes meat of superior grade.)
  • Verb:
    • Please select your preferred language from the menu. (This describes the action of choosing.)
    • The committee will select the winner from the finalists. (This describes a careful choosing process.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Select for": To choose someone or something because of a particular quality.
    • The program selects students for their academic merit and leadership potential.
  • "Select as": To choose someone or something for a specific role or purpose.
    • She was selected as the team captain.
Variants and Related Words
  • Selection (n): The act or process of selecting; a collection of selected things.
    • The final selection of candidates was difficult.
  • Selective (adj): Involving or characterized by careful selection; tending to choose carefully.
    • He is very selective about the movies he watches.
  • Selector (n): A person or thing that selects.
    • The team selector will announce the squad tomorrow.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Choice, prime, superior, exclusive, elite.
  • Verb: Choose, pick, opt for, elect, single out.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Select out: (Less common) To remove or deselect from a group.
    • The faulty components were selected out during quality control.
Related Idioms
  • A select band/group: A small, exclusive group of people.
    • Only a select band of critics were given an early preview of the film.
select

The chef selects the ripest tomatoes from the market stall.

Adjective
  1. selected or chosen for special qualifications
    • the blue-ribbon event of the season
  2. of superior grade
    • choice wines
    • prime beef
    • prize carnations
    • quality paper
    • select peaches
Verb
  1. 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

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