select

VERB

[/sɪˈlekt/]

to choose someone or something from a group of people or things

💡 Concept

She carefully selected the best candidate for the job.

🧠 Mnemonic

The teacher selected several students for the special project. (SEE + ELECT = SELECT)

🎵 Rhyme

She selected and collected the perfect items for her project.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sɪˈlekt/

🇬🇧 UK/sɪˈlekt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixse--

Rootlect

Origin

From Latin 'selectus', the past participle of 'seligere', meaning 'to choose' or 'to pick out'. It combines 'se-' (apart) and 'legere' (to gather or read).

Breakdown

se- (apart) + leg (to gather/choose) + -ect (past participle suffix) = select (to choose from a group)

🎵Rhyme

collectdirectperfectprotect

collect

direct

perfect

protect

🔗Collocations

select a team

select carefully

select from options

select committee

select group

randomly select

select all

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My mom can select the ripest watermelon just by tapping it - it's her superpower!”

“Students must select three subjects for next semester.”

😄 Fun example

“He was selected to join the select group of people who can't select what to watch on Netflix.”

“Please select 'Yes' or 'No' to continue.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

choosepickelectopt fordecide on

Antonyms

rejectexcludedismiss

selectionselectiveselectorelectcollect

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select — to choose someone or something from a group of people or things

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