English Explanatory Dictionary

select

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Privileged, specially selected.
  2. Of high quality; top-notch.
verb
  1. To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
  2. To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.
noun
  1. A button (of a joystick, joypad or similar device) that, when pressed, activates any of certain predefined functions that usually, but not always, involve selecting something out of a list of items.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈlɛkt/ /səˈlɛkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-select.wav

Word forms

select more select most select selects selecting selected no-table-tags glossary selectest selectedst selecteth

Etymology

From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).

Synonyms

choose opt

Antonyms

deselect

Related words

elect election elective elite en option-select selection selective

Derived words

autoselect bioselect counterselect downselect hand-select misselect multiselect nonselecting overselect preselect quickselect reselect selectability selectable select agent select committee selectee selectin selectly selectman select meeting selectness selectome selector selectorate select out selectperson select vestry selectwoman self-select subselect superselect ultraselect underselect unselect Western Canadian Select
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