B2verb · transitive · common

elect

elect · elects · elected · electing

обрати, вибрати, обирати, вибирати

выбрать, выбирать, избрать, избирать

wählen, entscheiden

To choose or make a decisionTo choose or make a decision (to do something).

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/ɪˈlɛkt/

» They have elected a new government.

Они избрали новое правительство.

Вони вибрали новий уряд.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To choose or make a decision (to do something).
entscheiden, wählen, wählen
выбира́тьvybirátʹ, вы́братьvýbratʹ, выбира́тьvybirátʹ
обира́тиobyráty, обра́тиobráty, вибира́тиvybyráty
choose
(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

They have elected a new government.
Вони вибрали новий уряд. — deniko
ruОни избрали новое правительство. — Lenin_1917
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We elected Tom captain of the team.
Ми обрали Тома капітаном команди. — deniko
ruМы выбрали Тома капитаном команды. — Balamax
deWir haben Tom zum Mannschaftskapitän gewählt. — MUIRIEL
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Tom doesn't deserve to be re-elected.
Том не заслуговує на те, щоб його переобрали. — deniko
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I think it's unlikely Tom will get elected.
Я думаю, малоймовірно, що Тома оберуть. — deniko
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He was elected chairman.
Його обрали головою. — deniko
ruОн был избран председателем. — Hellerick
deEr wurde zum Vorsitzenden gewählt. — Dokuyaku
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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 form	elect · to elect
3rd person singular	elects
Present participle	electing
Past simple	elected
Past participle	elected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	elect
he, she, it	elects

Past simpleLesson

all persons

elected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have elected
he, she, it	has elected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will elect

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

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