select
/sɪˈlɛkt/ verb B2- 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.
- To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.
Plural select · He/she/it selects · Past selected · Past participle selected · -ing form selecting
Verb forms
- Base form
- select
- He/she/it
- selects
- Past
- selected
- Past participle
- selected
- -ing form
- selecting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“You are right; You know they are select affairs; those who remain in Paris in July must be true Parisians.
In spite of the gross flattery and coarseness of this address, Madame Danglars could not forbear gazing with considerable interest on a man capable of expending six millions in twelve months, and who had selected Paris for the scene of his princely extravagance.
“You have selected a most unfavorable moment for your first visit.
From amongst these vegetables he selected the most simple—a cabbage, for instance.
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