B2verb · intransitive · common

select

se·lect

select · selects · selected · selecting

вибирати, вибрати

отбирать

auswählen

To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of optionsTo choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

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/sɪˈlɛkt/

» How were participants selected?

Як обрали учасників?

Яким чином обрали учасників?

Як обрали учасниць?

Meaning

2 senses

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.
auswählen
отбира́тьotbirátʹ
To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.

More definitions

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

Examples

175 sentences

How were participants selected?
Як обрали учасників?
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I've been selected.
Мене вибрали.
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He selected a pair of socks to match his suit.
Він вибрав пару шкарпеток, які пасували до його костюму.
ruОн выбрал себе пару носков, которые подходят к его костюму.
deEr wählte ein Paar Socken, das zu seinem Anzug passte.
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Tom was selected to replace Mary.
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He selected a Christmas gift for her.
ruОн выбрал рождественский подарок для неё.
deEr wählte ein Weihnachtsgeschenk für sie aus.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to choose one or more elements from a set:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to choose one or more elements from a set:

Origin

From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē-

From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).

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Forms

selects, selecting, selected, selected

Base form	select · to select
3rd person singular	selects
Present participle	selecting
Past simple	selected
Past participle	selected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	select
he, she, it	selects

Past simpleLesson

all persons

selected

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will select

Synonyms

4 synonyms

to choose:chooseA1 opt

Close in meaning

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives:choose take pick out

Antonyms

1 antonyms

deselect

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