selected
Use Selected in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make a choice; pick.
adjective
3.
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
4.
choice; of special value or excellence.
5.
careful or fastidious in selecting; discriminating.
6.
carefully or fastidiously chosen; exclusive: a select group of friends.
Origin:
1555–65; < Latin sēlēctus (past participle of sēligere to gather apart), equivalent to sē- se- + leg(ere) to gather, choose + -tus past participle suffix
1555–65; < Latin sēlēctus (past participle of sēligere to gather apart), equivalent to sē- se- + leg(ere) to gather, choose + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
se·lec·ta·ble, adjective
se·lec·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
se·lect·ly, adverb
se·lect·ness, noun
se·lec·tor, noun
non·se·lect·ed, adjective
re·se·lect, verb (used with object)
un·se·lect, adjective
un·se·lect·ed, adjective
well-se·lect·ed, adjective
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World English Dictionary
select (sɪˈlɛkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to choose (someone or something) in preference to another or others |
| —adj | |
| 2. | Also: selected chosen in preference to another or others |
| 3. | of particular quality or excellence |
| 4. | limited as to membership or entry: a select gathering |
| 5. | careful in making a choice |
| [C16: from Latin sēligere to sort, from sē- apart + legere to choose] | |
| se'lectly | |
| —adv | |
| se'lectness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
select
1565, from L. selectus, pp. of seligere "choose out, select," from se- "apart" (see secret) + legere "to gather, select" (see lecture). The verb is attested from 1567. The noun meaning "a selected person or thing" is recorded from 1610. Selection
is attested from 1646; applied to actions of breeders (first attested 1837), hence use by Darwin (1857). Selective is first recorded 1625; selective service is from 1917, Amer.Eng. New England selectman first recorded 1646.
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Example sentences
Plants were selected to provide food for bees year-round.
Judged on creativity and photographic quality, a first place winner was selected in each category by a panel of experts.
Five category winners will be selected, one for each category.
Irvin selected the body type, designed fonts and logos for the headings, and chose the spot drawings that punctuated the text.
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