select
[verb]
Synonyms:
- choose, opt for, pick, single out
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- choice, excellent, first-class, hand-picked, special, superior, top-notch (informal)
- exclusive, cliquish, elite, privileged

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Antonyms: reject
Contrasted words: random, indiscriminate, average, commonplace, mediocre, run-of-the-mill, ignore, pass (over), drop
Related Idioms: make a choice (or selection)
Related Words: culled, screened, weeded (out), winnowed (out), favored, preferred, best, elite, blue-chip, fine, top

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English Thesaurus: choose, pick, select, opt for/go for, decide on, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. se‧lect¹ S2 W2 AC /səˈlekt, sɪˈlekt/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: selection, selector, selectivity; verb: select; adverb: selectively; adjective: selective]
to choose something or someone by thinking carefully about which is the best, most suitable etc Synonym : choose, pick:
a group of students selected at random
select somebody for something
He had hopes of being selected for the national team.
select somebody/something as something
York was selected as the site for the research centre.
select somebody/something from something
They selected the winner from six finalists.
select somebody to do something
Simon’s been selected to go to the conference.

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In everyday English, people usually say choose rather than select:
They chose the winner from six finalists.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. select² AC adjective formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of seligere 'to select', from legere 'to gather, choose']

1. a select group of people or things is a small special group that has been chosen carefully:
The party was small and select.
Honorary degrees are handed out to a select few.

2. only lived in, visited, or used by a small number of rich people Synonym : exclusive:
a select block of flats

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

select
verb
ADV. carefully, rigorously | specially | deliberately | arbitrarily, at random, randomly The winning entry will be selected at random by computer.
automatically The program automatically selects and stores the most frequently used data.
manually | personally
VERB + SELECT allow sb to, enable sb to
PREP. according to The design of the course allows students to select modules according to their interests.
for She has been selected for the England team.
from You can select goods from our catalogue.
PHRASES highly selected Although this was a very highly selected study group, the results were in agreement with our findings.
well selected This anthology is well selected and presented.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

choose to decide which one of several things you want:
I chose a black dress.
Which dessert should I choose?
pick to choose something, especially without thinking carefully. Pick is more informal than choose:
Pick any number from one to ten.
select formal to choose something, especially after thinking carefully:
The committee will meet to select a new chairman.
All our instructors are carefully selected.
opt for/go for to choose one thing instead of another:
Many car buyers opt for used vehicles.
I think I’ll go for the chocolate cake.
decide on to choose something from many possible things, especially when the decision has been difficult or taken a long time:
Thomas had decided on a career as a writer.
single out to choose one person or thing from a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others:
Why should he be singled out for special treatment?
One student was singled out for special attention.
take your pick especially spoken to choose anything you want, especially when there are many different things available:
You can take your pick from Bodrum’s many bars and restaurants.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲