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select
/səˈlɛkt/
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What does select mean?
adjective
- Privileged, specially selected.
- Of high quality; top-notch.
verb
- To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
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verb
- To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.
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.
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IPA pronunciation
/səˈlɛkt/
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Secondly, any knight proposing to combat, might, if he pleased, select a special antagonist from among the challengers, by touching his shield.
An entity shall not select a valuation method, or divide procurement requirements into separate contracts, to avoid the application of this Chapter.
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Nathan Johnson, mine host, placed great emphasis upon this necessity, and wished me to allow him to select a name for me.
In a few days she would sail for Paris to select a wonderful trousseau she had planned for her marriage in October.
Consciously sometimes, but more often unconsciously, the author will select the material which best corresponds with his political, moral, and social opinions.