select
IPA: sʌɫˈɛkt
noun
- 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.
verb
- To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
- (databases) To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.
adjective
- Privileged, specially selected.
- Of high quality; top-notch.
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Examples of "select" in Sentences
- The options are selective.
- He was selected in the team.
- The computer selects the target.
- The male will then select a female.
- But the selection is more stringent.
- Sometimes the selection to choose from is pitiful.
- Selecting the mode indirectly selected the resolution.
- The choices are always arbitrary and suspiciously selective.
- Amou helps the both of them to choose the clothes for the upcoming selection.
- Careful choice must be made in selecting the mode of operation of the cipher.
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