select
🇺🇸
/sɪˈlekt/
🇬🇧
/sɪˈlekt/
verb
B2
to choose someone or something from a group
Please select your favorite color from the options.
R
to choose something on a computer screen
Select the file you want to open by clicking on it.
adjective
R
carefully chosen as the best
Only a select group of students will be chosen for the trip.
R
used by rich or high-class people
They live in a select neighborhood with expensive homes.
translation
to choose someone or something from a group; to choose something on a computer screen
carefully chosen as the best; used by rich or high-class people
Word Forms
3rd Present
selects
Past
selected
Perfect
selected
Progressive
selecting