# selected

Pronunciation: say "si-LEK-tid" /sɪˈlɛktɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of select. — simple past and past participle of select
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of select. Use it when the choosing already happened.
   - _The committee selected her proposal over a dozen competing bids._
   - _Voters selected a new mayor in the spring election._

## Adjective

2. Having been chosen or picked out from a larger number.
   - Simple: Picked out or chosen from a larger group, often as the best.
   - _The gallery displayed selected works spanning the artist's entire career._
   - _Selected passages from the diary were read aloud at the memorial._

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