Select

verb

/sɪˈlɛkt/

Word Frequency: 35.6

Definitions

1.verbTo choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

"He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef."

2.verbTo obtain a set of data from a database using a query.

3.adjectivePrivileged, specially selected.

"Only a select few were allowed into the premiere."

4.adjectiveOf high quality; top-notch.

"This is a select cut of beef."

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