Meaning

2 senses
  1. Privileged, specially selected.

    Only a select few were allowed into the premiere.

    The child was upset when he was cut from select soccer and had to play on his school team with the rest of the plebes.

    selected or chosen for special qualifications

  2. Of high quality; top-notch.

    This is a select cut of beef.

    отбо́рныйotbórnyj

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

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
of high quality; top-notch:

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

more select, most select
Comparativemore select Lesson
Superlativemost select Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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