Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To choose or make a decision (to do something).

    entscheiden, wählen, wählen

    выбира́тьvybirátʹ, вы́братьvýbratʹ, выбира́тьvybirátʹ

    обира́тиobyráty, обра́тиobráty, вибира́тиvybyráty

    choose

  2. (transitive)(Of a group) to officially select one or more candidates in an election to hold office.

    select by a vote for an office or membership

Examples

403 sentences
  1. They have elected a new government.

    Вони вибрали новий уряд.

    ruОни избрали новое правительство.

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  2. We elected Tom captain of the team.

    Ми обрали Тома капітаном команди.

    ruМы выбрали Тома капитаном команды.

    deWir haben Tom zum Mannschaftskapitän gewählt.

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  3. Tom doesn't deserve to be re-elected.

    Том не заслуговує на те, щоб його переобрали.

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  4. I think it's unlikely Tom will get elected.

    Я думаю, малоймовірно, що Тома оберуть.

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  5. He was elected chairman.

    Його обрали головою.

    ruОн был избран председателем.

    deEr wurde zum Vorsitzenden gewählt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to choose in election:
Русский
By meaning 2
to choose or make decision:
to choose in election:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to choose or make decision:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from

Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend.

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Forms

elects, electing, elected, elected
Base formelect · to elect
3rd person singularelects
Present participleelecting
Past simpleelected
Past participleelected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyelect
he, she, itelects

Past simpleLesson

all personselected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave elected
he, she, ithas elected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill elect

Word family

23 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • re elected
  • was re elected
  • was elected chairman
  • get re elected
  • elected mayor
  • being being elected
  • was elected mayor
  • elected class president
  • elected chairman
  • was elected president
  • has been elected
  • elected president

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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