select

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See also: Select and sélect

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (choose out, select), from sē- (without; apart) + legō (gather, select).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sɪˈlɛkt/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛkt
  • Hyphenation: se‧lect

Adjective[edit]

select (comparative more select, superlative most select)

  1. Privileged, specially selected.
    Only a select few were allowed into the premiere.
  2. Of high quality; top-notch.
    This is a select cut of beef.

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Verb[edit]

select (third-person singular simple present selects, present participle selecting, simple past and past participle selected)

  1. To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
    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.
  2. (databases) To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French select.

Adjective[edit]

select m or n (feminine singular selectă, masculine plural selecți, feminine and neuter plural selecte)

  1. select

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