Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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

  2. 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
  1. How were participants selected?

    Як обрали учасників? — deniko

  2. I've been selected.

    Мене вибрали. — deniko

  3. He selected a pair of socks to match his suit.

    Він вибрав пару шкарпеток, які пасували до його костюму. — rmdas

    ruОн выбрал себе пару носков, которые подходят к его костюму. — lovermann

    deEr wählte ein Paar Socken, das zu seinem Anzug passte. — virgil

  4. Tom was selected to replace Mary.

  5. He selected a Christmas gift for her.

    ruОн выбрал рождественский подарок для неё. — odexed

    deEr wählte ein Weihnachtsgeschenk für sie aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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 formselect · to select
3rd person singularselects
Present participleselecting
Past simpleselected
Past participleselected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyselect
he, she, itselects

Past simpleLesson

all personsselected

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill select

Synonyms

4 synonyms
to choose:chooseA1opt
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

43 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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