selected

Thân thiện

The selected puppy has a bright red collar.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Chosen in preference to another: Describes something or someone that has been picked out from a group, typically for a specific purpose or because it is considered superior or more suitable.

Usage

• The adjective "selected" is used to qualify a noun, indicating it is the result of a choice.
• It often implies a careful or deliberate process of choosing from among several options.
• It is commonly used before a noun (attributive position) but can also follow a linking verb (predicative position).

Examples

• Attributive (before a noun):
  • Only a selected group of students were invited to the seminar.
  • The committee will review the selected candidates tomorrow.
• Predicative (after a linking verb):
  • The poems in this anthology are selected for their thematic unity.
  • The team members have been selected.

Advanced Usage

• "carefully selected": Emphasizes a thorough and deliberate choice process.
  • The ingredients are carefully selected for quality.
• "randomly selected": Indicates a choice made without a specific pattern or preference.
  • The survey participants were randomly selected.

Variants and Related Words

• Select (verb): To choose something or someone from a group.
  • Please select your preferred option from the menu.
• Selection (noun): The act of selecting or the things selected.
  • The final selection will be announced next week.
• Selective (adjective): Involving careful choice; characterized by selection.
  • He is very selective about the projects he takes on.

Synonyms

• Chosen: Picked out.
• Picked: Selected.
• Preferred: Liked or wanted more than another.

Antonyms

• Rejected: Dismissed as not suitable.
• Unselected: Not chosen.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. chosen in preference to another