select

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 select development.

[m0] ▪ II. select se‧lect ¹ [sˈlekt] verb [transitive]

1. to choose something from a group of things, after thinking carefully about which is the best, most useful, most profitable etc:

• The board hasn't yet set a timetable for selecting a chief executive.

• Investors shouldn't select a stock fund just because it has low annual costs.

2. COMPUTING if you select words or pictures on a computer screen, you use the mouse to make them change colour, before moving, cutting, or saving them:

• To copy a sentence, first select it and then press Control+C.

— selected adjective [only before a noun] :

• Instead of selling only selected assets, Orlando is trying to sell the entire concern.

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select UK US /sɪˈlekt/ verb

► [I or T] to choose someone or something from a group of people or things after careful thought: »The role of marketing is to select the target markets.
select sth/sb as sth »The bank has just been selected as the preferred bidder for Brussels International Airport.
select sth/sb for sth »The application form will be used to select candidates for interview.
select (sth) from sth »We were able to select from a large pool of applicants and to recruit people of a high standard.

► [T] IT to choose something from a computer menu (= list), or to mark something that you have chosen on a computer screen: »Open Outlook on the first machine and select File Import and Export to launch the program.
»Select the text you want to copy and press Control-C.

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select UK US /sɪˈlekt/ adjective

► of only the best type or highest quality, and usually small in amount: »Historically, stamp duty has been paid by fund managers and a select few private investors.
»The products will be sold at a select group of specialist stores.

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Synonyms:

Choose, pick, cull, prefer, pick out, single out, pitch upon, fix upon / Selected, chosen, picked, rare, choice, good, excellent, exquisite / Preferable

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sélect — sélect, ecte ou (inv.) select [ selɛkt ] adj. • 1831; sélecte h. XVIIe; angl. select « choisi »; lat. selectus ♦ Fam. et vieilli Choisi, distingué (en parlant des gens, des réunions mondaines). ⇒ chic, élégant. Le « monde select et pourri de l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
select — sélect, ecte ou (inv.) select [ selɛkt ] adj. • 1831; sélecte h. XVIIe; angl. select « choisi »; lat. selectus ♦ Fam. et vieilli Choisi, distingué (en parlant des gens, des réunions mondaines). ⇒ chic, élégant. Le « monde select et pourri de l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
SELECT — оператор языка Он используется для выборки нуля или более строк из одной или нескольких таблиц, хранимых процедур, представлений БД. В большинстве приложений SELECT является наиболее часто используемым оператором SELECT пользователь описывает… … Википедия
Select — оператор языка Он используется для выборки нуля или более строк из одной или нескольких таблиц, хранимых процедур, представлений БД. В большинстве приложений SELECT является наиболее часто используемым оператором SELECT пользователь описывает… … Википедия
Select — may refer to: * Select (SQL), a keyword in SQL * , an HTML element * Select (magazine), a British music magazine * MTV Select , a television program * Cable select, a setting on ATA devices that allows position on the cable to determine the role… … Wikipedia
select — SELÉCT, Ă, selecţi, te, adj. Ales, deosebit, distins. – Din fr. sélect, engl. select. Trimis de LauraGellner, 17.07.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 Select ≠ vulgar Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa: Antonime SELÉCT adj. v. ales … Dicționar Român
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
Select — Álbum de Kim Wilde Publicación 1982 Género(s) Synthpop Discográfica RAK Records Productor(es) Ricky Wilde … Wikipedia Español
Select — Se*lect , a. [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se aside + levere to gather. See {Legend}.] Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Select — Se*lect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Selected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Selecting}.] To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal. One peculiar nation to select.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
select — I adjective accepted, adopted, appointed, best, capital, choice, chosen, culled, designated, elected, electus, elite, embraced, excellent, exceptional, exclusive, exquisitus, first rate, good, handpicked, matchless, named, picked, popular,… … Law dictionary

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