Select Definition

sĭ-lĕkt

selected, selecting, selects, selectest

verb

selected, selecting, selects

To choose or pick out from among others, as for excellence, desirability, etc.

Webster's New World

To make a selection; choose.

Webster's New World

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.

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adjective

selectest

Chosen in preference to another or others; picked out, esp. for excellence or some special quality; picked.

Webster's New World

Singled out in preference; chosen.

A select few.

American Heritage

Choice; excellent; outstanding.

Webster's New World

Limited to certain people or groups; exclusive.

Webster's New World

Of or relating to a lean grade of beef.

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noun

One that is chosen in preference to others or because of special value.

American Heritage

Chosen or preferred items or people considered as a group. Often used with the.

American Heritage

A button (of a joystick, joypad or similar device) that, when pressed, activates any of certain predefined functions that usually, but not always, involve selecting something out of a list of items.

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pick
elect
choice
chosen

Other Word Forms of Select

Adjective

Base Form:

select

Superlative:

selectest

Origin of Select

From Latin sÄ“lÄ“ctus, perfect passive participle of sÄ“ligō (“choose out, select"), from sÄ“- (“without; apart") + legō (“gather, select").

From Wiktionary
Latin sēligere sēlēct- sē- apart s(w)e- in Indo-European roots legere to choose leg- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition