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si-LEKT/sɪˈlekt/

Select means choose from a group, often a little more careful or formal than choose. Select the correct answer; a selected group. Pick is informal; elect is for voting people into office. Selection is the noun: a wide selection. Selective is the adjective (a selective school). On a form, please select is standard.

Meaning

To choose from a group.

Examples

• “Select the correct answer.”
• “Please select a date from the list.”
• “Only a few applicants were selected for interview.”

Good to know

select + noun. Noun: selection. Informal: pick. Voting people: elect. Adjective: selective.

Near in meaning

choose

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