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What's the adjective for select? Here's the word you're looking for. Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb select which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts. selective. Of or relating to the process of selection. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
1. : chosen from a number or group by fitness or preference. 2. a. : of special value or excellence : superior, choice. b. : exclusively or fastidiously chosen often with regard to social, economic, or cultural characteristics. 3. : judicious or restrictive in choice : discriminating.
adjective. uk / sɪˈlekt / us / səˈlekt / of only the best type or highest quality, and usually small in size or amount: It's a very select club - I've been trying unsuccessfully to join it for years. These activities should be available to all students, not just a select few. Hamilton lives in a very select part of Boston. Synonyms. choice.
adjective. us / səˈlekt / uk / sɪˈlekt / of only the best type or highest quality, and usually small in size or amount: It's a very select country club - I've been trying unsuccessfully to join it for years. These activities should be available to all students, not just a select few. Hamilton lives in a very select part of Boston. Synonyms. choice.
You can use select as an adjective as well as a verb. It means "specially chosen" or "of superior quality." For instance, you might be one of the select few who know how to really appreciate a game of Tetris, or you might want to choose a wine from a select list of Spanish reds.
Definition of select adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. selected, selecting, selects. To choose or pick out from among others, as for excellence, desirability, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make a selection; choose. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
British English: select ADJECTIVE / sɪˈlɛkt / A select group is a small group of some of the best people or things of their kind. ...a select group of gourmet cheeses.
From Longman Business Dictionary se‧lect1 /səˈlekt/ verb [transitive] 1 to choose something from a group of things, after thinking carefully about which is the best, most useful, most profitable etc The board hasn’t yet set a timetable for selecting a chief executive.
The earliest known use of the word select is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for select is from 1565, in the writing of Thomas Cooper, theologian and bishop of Winchester. select is a borrowing from Latin .
