# select

Pronunciation: US say "si-LEKT" /sɪˈlɛkt/; UK

## Verb

1. To choose or pick out one or more people or things from a group or set, including data from a database.
   - Simple: To choose one or more people or things from a group or list.
   - _You can select multiple files by holding down the Shift key._
   - _The committee selected five finalists from hundreds of applicants._

## Adjective

2. Specially chosen and limited to a privileged few.
   - Simple: Part of a small, special group, chosen above others.
   - _Membership remained restricted to a select circle of wealthy patrons._
   - _Invitations went out to a select handful of industry leaders._
3. Of especially high quality; among the finest of its kind.
   - Simple: Very good in quality, among the best.
   - _The chef insists on select ingredients for every signature dish._
   - _Their reserve vintage uses only select grapes from the oldest vines._

## Origin

Goes back to Latin sēlēctus, past participle of the verb sēligō ("to choose out, select"), which joins sē- ("apart") with legō ("to gather, select").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/select (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).