Pronunciations (3)
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/sɪˈlɛkt/
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/səˈlɛkt/
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sɪˈlɛkt
Adjective
Privileged, specially selected.
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Only a select few were allowed into the premiere.
The child was upset when he was cut from select soccer and had to play on his school team with the rest of the plebes.
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A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.
At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
Of high quality; top-notch.
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This is a select cut of beef.
The two sisters at once called on Mrs. Bolton, in a newish house in a row, quite select for Tevershall.
Verb
To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
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He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.
To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.
Adjective
of superior grade
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choice wines
prime beef
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prize carnations
quality paper
select peaches
selected or chosen for special qualifications
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the blue-ribbon event of the season
Verb
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
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Take any one of these cards
Choose a good husband for your daughter
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She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her