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# select

«select» in Mova's school dictionary: **To choose someone or something from a group, carefully** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (select, selects, selected, selecting); adjective (select = only the best, formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To choose someone or something from a group, carefully. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#m1)

2) (computers) To click on or highlight something on a screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#m2)

3) (adjective, formal) Only for a small group of the best or richest people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths problems "select" means choose, often in probability: "select a card at random". In computing you select text or an icon. In sport a player is selected for a team. Phrases: select from, select at random, be selected for.

### examples

- Select the correct answer from the list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#x1)
- She was selected for the school netball team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#x2)
- A marble is selected at random from the bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#x3)
- Select the word and click "delete". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#x4)
- We selected three books to take on holiday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#x5)
- Only a select few were invited to the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#x6)
- Select two numbers that add up to 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#x7)
- The coach selected the fastest runners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#x8)
- From among the numerous stories relating to the Vyed'ma we may select the following, which bears her name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/#x9)

### note

Regular verb: selected. The noun is "selection". "Select" is more formal than "choose". In probability, selecting one item changes how many are left if it is not put back.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «select» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/select/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.