Select

Adjective

 * 1) Privileged, specially selected.
 * Only a select few were allowed to the premiere.
 * 1) Of high quality; top-notch.
 * ''This is a select cut of beef.

Verb

 * 1) To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
 * He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
 * The program computes all the students grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.

Synonyms

 * choose, opt

Related terms

 * elect
 * election
 * elective
 * elite
 * selection
 * selective

Adverbs for Select
intelligently; discreetly; painstakingly; arbitrarily; tastefully; variously; fastidiously; ostentatiously; judiciously; exquisitely; infallibly; methodically; legitimately.

Thesaurus
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