Adjective "select" definition and examples

Pronunciation

/sɪˈlɛkt/

Definitions and examples

verb

Carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.

1. with object and infinitive 'he has been selected to take part'
2. 'Of those who agreed, the post office then selected which branches to close.'
3. 'Studies found that news stories involving national security are more likely to be selected by editors.'
4. 'Respondents are also informed as to how and why they were selected to participate.'
5. 'The recipient is selected by a committee of past award recipients.'
6. 'Panelists are carefully selected to participate in the sensory evaluations.'
7. 'Williams was originally selected in the second round of the 1998 NBA Draft by Chicago.'
8. 'Winners were selected on the basis of statistics provided by the Billboard Information Group.'
9. 'Political parties usually have one powerful leader who carefully selects candidates from different socio-economic, regional, and ethnic backgrounds.'
10. 'Texts are carefully selected to represent topics that are relevant to the child's world.'
11. 'Young teachers felt proud to be appointed and we could select from the best available.'
12. 'the commonest phenotype in a population can be selected against'
13. 'For example, in the evolution of selfing and outcrossing in plants, inbreeding initially selects against selfing lineages by lowering mean fitness.'
14. 'Changes that impair performance of the proper function sufficiently to have fitness consequences for the organism will be selected against.'
15. 'you can move and copy text by selecting it and then holding down the mouse button'
16. 'Now users can just select the type tool and click to insert text directly on the canvas.'
17. 'After you select the database, a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 2 appears.'
18. 'The first time you start, you should get a dialog box that lets you select the modem to use.'
19. 'At the next screen you can select the VPN option and then give it a meaningful name at the screen after that.'
20. 'When I try to click these files, a window appears and asks me to select the appropriate file extension.'
21. 'Then you select the region between the labels by double-clicking on the time bar.'
22. 'When you press down the wheel, the above menu will appear, and you can scroll to select the option you desire.'

adjective

(of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable.

1. 'I definitely have a select few people I spend a lot of time with but no boyfriend.'
2. 'Karate is no longer just a pastime for a select few, as young and old discover the discipline of martial arts.'
3. 'The GEM mortgage is only available through a select group of independent mortgage brokers.'
4. 'We're loyal to our favorite stars through thick and thin, but a select few never go through the thick period.'
5. 'There are numerous statistical tables, detailed references and a select bibliography.'
6. 'However, this progress has been made for only a select group of species.'
7. 'Some of Australia's most successful young leaders apply for the fellowship, but only a select few are accepted.'
8. 'Then again, it would benefit the union if every team, not just a select few, could bid for players.'
9. 'Only a select few champions are safe from the prospect of being traded.'
10. 'Currently, it is a very select few who make the news, not in terms of being featured, but in terms of making the decision of what is news and what is not.'
11. 'the opera was seen by a small and highly select audience'
12. 'However, she warned that removing money from a select group of wealthy schools was unlikely to solve the problem.'
13. 'Does democracy have to be an elite club in which only a few select people can participate?'

Definitions

1. to choose in preference to another or others; pick out. verb (used without object)

2. to make a choice; pick. adjective

3. chosen in preference to another or others; selected.Synonyms: preferred.

4. choice; of special value or excellence.

5. careful or fastidious in selecting; discriminating.

6. carefully or fastidiously chosen; exclusive: a select group of friends.

More examples(as adjective)

"spies can be select for races."

"selections can be select for kinds."

"people can be select in times."

"people can be select from squads."

"people can be select for races."

"committees can be select."

"chips can be select."

"cuts can be select."

"groups can be select."

"stocks can be select."

"buyings can be select."

"trades can be select."

"shares can be select."

"appointments can be select."

"demands can be select."

"ribs can be select."

"numbers can be select."

"fews can be select."

"bands can be select."

"funds can be select."

"markets can be select."

"banks can be select."

"areas can be select."

"reports can be select."

"chucks can be select."

"products can be select."

"candidates can be select."

"buyers can be select."

"people can be select."

"lists can be select."

"scripses can be select."

"people/places/organizations can be select."

"options can be select."

"items can be select."

"corp.s can be select."

"teams can be select."

"issues can be select."

"customers can be select."

"companies can be select."

"prices can be select."

"meats can be select."

"managers can be select."

"songs can be select."

"printers can be select."

"materials can be select."

"counters can be select."

"bibliographies can be select."

"sales can be select."

"portfolios can be select."

"modules can be select."

"loins can be select."

"inquiries can be select."

"informations can be select."

"firms can be select."

"cabinets can be select."

"beefs can be select."

"activities can be select."

"vestries can be select."

"underwriters can be select."

"statses can be select."

"sires can be select."

"shops can be select."

"rounds can be select."

"ranges can be select."

"properties can be select."

"models can be select."

"foods can be select."

"countries can be select."

"corps can be select."

"constructions can be select."

"choices can be select."

"assets can be select."

"words can be select."

"systems can be select."

"steers can be select."

"softwares can be select."

"patients can be select."

"needles can be select."

"members can be select."

"industrialses can be select."

"blues can be select."

"barleys can be select."

"works can be select."

"winerieses can be select."

"users can be select."

"twos can be select."

"spreads can be select."

"sizes can be select."

"shareholders can be select."

"services can be select."

"sees can be select."

"sectors can be select."

"schools can be select."

"rooms can be select."

"restaurants can be select."

"reporters can be select."

"processes can be select."

"players can be select."

"pieces can be select."

"parts can be select."

"minorities can be select."

"leaders can be select."

"lbs can be select."

"interests can be select."

"holidays can be select."

"handfuls can be select."

"gatherings can be select."

"fish can be select."

"executives can be select."

"energies can be select."

"delegates can be select."

"days can be select."

"cities can be select."

"channels can be select."

"bluechipses can be select."

"bids can be select."

"acquisitions can be select."

"widths can be select."

"weights can be select."

"voters can be select."

"variants can be select."

"variables can be select."

"vantages can be select."

"universes can be select."

"treasurers can be select."

"tools can be select."

"texts can be select."

"teachers can be select."

"supports can be select."

"subcommittees can be select."

"students can be select."

"stores can be select."

"statistics can be select."

"stages can be select."

"shrses can be select."

"sets can be select."

"senators can be select."

"sellings can be select."

"securities can be select."

"readers can be select."

"races can be select."

"qualities can be select."

"purchases can be select."

"projects can be select."

"profits can be select."

"problems can be select."

"preachers can be select."

"positions can be select."

"places can be select."

"percentages can be select."

"passengers can be select."

"papers can be select."

"pacts can be select."

"numberings can be select."

"notes can be select."

"movies can be select."

"minings can be select."

"memberships can be select."

"meetings can be select."

"managements can be select."

"losses can be select."

"lines can be select."

"investors can be select."

"industries can be select."

"individuals can be select."

"heiferses can be select."

"hearings can be select."

"growths can be select."

"grades can be select."

"gains can be select."

"functions can be select."

"flights can be select."

"films can be select."

"fields can be select."

"fans can be select."

"equities can be select."

"enquiries can be select."

"elements can be select."

"developments can be select."

"developers can be select."

"details can be select."

"destinations can be select."

"designs can be select."

"defenses can be select."

"debaters can be select."

"criteria can be select."

"counterparts can be select."

"contracts can be select."

"computers can be select."

"communities can be select."

"clients can be select."

"circles can be select."

"characters can be select."

"cells can be select."

"buttons can be select."

"bulls can be select."

"biddings can be select."

"bidders can be select."

"audiences can be select."

"applications can be select."

"aircraft can be select."

"affairs can be select."

"advisors can be select."

"years can be select."

"wingers can be select."

"wines can be select."

"whomsoevers can be select."

"volumes can be select."

"videos can be select."

"victims can be select."

"values can be select."

"universities can be select."

"units can be select."

"types can be select."

"troupes can be select."

"trios can be select."

"traits can be select."

"tradings can be select."

"traders can be select."

"tournaments can be select."

"topics can be select."

"thresholds can be select."

"theaters can be select."

"teas can be select."

"talks can be select."

"supplies can be select."

"suppliers can be select."

"successorses can be select."

"subjects can be select."

"styles can be select."

"strings can be select."

"steps can be select."

"stations can be select."

"statements can be select."

"starts can be select."

"stars can be select."

"stakes can be select."

"staffs can be select."

"squads can be select."

"spies can be select."

"spotlights can be select."

"sponsors can be select."

"spokeswomen can be select."

"spells can be select."

"societies can be select."

"slses can be select."

"sittingses can be select."

"sites can be select."

"sides can be select."

"shells can be select."

"settings can be select."

"selections can be select."|-

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