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select — ▪ I. select select 2 adjective used, visited, or bought only by a small group of people; = EXCLUSIVE: • Haute couture designers create superexpensive clothes that are sold to a select few customers worldwide. • This flat is situated on a small… … Financial and business terms
select — I UK [sɪˈlekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms select : present tense I/you/we/they select he/she/it selects present participle selecting past tense selected past participle selected *** 1) to choose someone or something from a group You can… … English dictionary
select — se|lect1 [ sı lekt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to choose someone or something from a group: You can select one of four colors. select someone to do something: We re going to select two students to represent the school. select someone/something for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
select — se|lect1 W2S2 [sıˈlekt] v [T] to choose something or someone by thinking carefully about which is the best, most suitable etc = ↑choose, pick ↑pick ▪ a group of students selected at random select sb for sth ▪ He had hopes of being selected for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
select*/ — [sɪˈlekt] verb [T] I 1) to choose someone or something from a group You can select one of four colours.[/ex] We re going to select two students to represent the school.[/ex] The group had been carefully selected for the study because of their… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
select — adj Select, elect, picked, exclusive can mean marked by a superior character or quality which distinguishes the person, the thing, or the group so qualified from others (as in value, excellence, or favor). Select implies that the person or thing… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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