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to select

to select

823 2.5
To choose someone or something from a group
  • verb
  • /sɪˈlɛkt/
translation icon : seleccionar
  • For our bank of products, we select those that we want to be made public.
  • carefully select
  • randomly select
  • select students

It's, I'd like to say DEA selects the cream of the crop.

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Examples

  • We're going to select the best candidate for the job after reviewing all the applications.

  • Please select your preferred article of clothing.

    Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

  • There was a popular vote to select your speaker here today.

  • Do you know why you were selected for this position?

    Due Season (2022)

  • I'm going to go ahead and select English, of course.

  • So let's run through how we select the right cable.

  • Students create lists of familiar songs and select three songs to sing together.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Number one, you're going to select your media and colors.

  • Teachers and administrators in 14 randomly selected schools in Ankara made up the sample group.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Participants were recruited during randomly selected 6-hour blocks of time from August 2001 through April 2003.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to choose
vsto select
∞ 1.0

Pick one thing or person from a group

is specifically about careful decision aimed at finding the most suitable option
to pick
vsto select
∞ 1.0

To choose carefully from a group

is about careful decision aiming for the most suitable item
to take
vsto select
∞ 1.0

Choose something from several options

is more deliberate and stresses careful suitability rather than casual acceptance
to elect
vsto select
∞ 3.3

To choose by voting or to decide to do something

is broader and often involves voting or formal procedures rather than private decision
to pick out
vsto select
237 2.0

Choose one person or thing from a group

is the careful choice of the best or most suitable item from many
to opt
vsto select
218 3.2

To choose one thing from two or more options

is about careful decision for best fit not only a simple preference
to go with
vsto select
181 1.1

To choose one thing from several options

is more careful and deliberate rather than casual agreement or acceptance
to opt for
vsto select
63 3.5

Choose one thing from several available

is a careful decision aiming for suitability rather than mere preference
to cherry-pick
vsto select
  • Informal
23 6.3

To choose only the best people or things for yourself

is careful evaluation for suitability rather than self-serving removal
to handpick
vsto select
23 3.7

Choose someone carefully for a special job or role

is more general and does not imply personal nomination
to hand-pick
vsto select
20 3.8

To choose carefully by yourself for a special purpose

is similar but usually without personal appointment or direct involvement
to winnow
vsto select
8 8.3

To choose the most important parts from a larger group

is more general and means careful choosing without the separation step
to preselect
vsto select
3 3.7

Choose something in advance

is the same careful decision but occurs at the time choices are made
to pick over
vsto select
2 3.6

To look through items carefully to choose the best or remove bad ones

is focused on careful decision rather than the full sorting process
to select out
vsto select
1 4.4

To choose some items from a group and separate them from others

is the general careful decision without the explicit separation step
to cull out
vsto select
1 7.1

To choose the best items from a larger group and remove them

is the broader action of careful decision rather than removal work
to skim off
vsto select
1 4.6

Take the best people or things from a group, leaving the rest behind

is a careful decision without the implication of unfair removal for advantage

Antonyms

to reject
839 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

Phrasal Verbs

to select out
1 4.4

To choose some items from a group and separate them from others

Compounds

select committee
  • Formal
7 4.4

A group of members of parliament who study a particular issue

How Carefully

to cherry-pick
  • Informal
23 6.3
to handpick
4 3.7
to select
823 2.5
to pick
∞ 1.0
to choose
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

select infinitive
selected past
selected past participle
selecting present participle
selects third person singular

Etymology

The verb select comes from Latin se- 'apart' plus legere 'to pick' and is the same root as elect, so to select someone is simply to 'choose' or pick them from a group.