Question 1 · Quick check
select
CEFRB1
/sɪˈlɛkt/
verb · adjective
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To choose someone or something from a group.
- 02
adjective
Carefully chosen as the best or most suitable.
Examples
Only a select few were invited to the event.
Please select your preferred option.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsOf high quality; top-notch.
To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
adjective
Extra meaningPrivileged, specially selected.
More examples
In contextOnly a select few were allowed into the premiere.
This is a select cut of beef.
The child was upset when he was cut from select soccer and had to play on his school team with the rest of the plebes.
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Origin
verb
From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).