elect

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ɪˈlɛkt/ UK /ɪˈlɛkt/ See IPA manual

adj noun verb Freq #15218

Meanings

1

verb
To choose someone for a position by voting.

The country elected a new president last year.
2

verb
To choose to do something.

She elected to study abroad for a year.
3

adj
Already chosen for a position but not yet officially started.

The president elect will take office in January.

Thesaurus

Opposites

reprobate

Word family

Forms electedelectingelects

Derived forms electabilityelectableelecteeelectocracyelectornonelectnonelectednonelectingpreelectpresident-electreelectself-elect

Related forms election elective elegant eligible elite select selection selective

Common collocations

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend. Cognate to eclectic, which is via Ancient Greek rather than Latin, hence prefix ἐκ (ek), rather than e- (from ex).

*leǵ- Proto-Indo-European ēlēctus Latin

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

# elect

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ɪˈlɛkt
**IPA (UK):** ɪˈlɛkt
**Frequency rank:** 15218

## Meanings
1. To choose someone for a position by voting.
2. To choose to do something.
3. Already chosen for a position but not yet officially started.

## Examples
- The country elected a new president last year.
- She elected to study abroad for a year.
- The president elect will take office in January.

## Antonyms
- reprobate

## Derived Forms
- electability
- electable
- electee
- electocracy
- elector
- nonelect
- nonelected
- nonelecting
- preelect
- president-elect
- reelect
- self-elect

## Related Forms
- election
- elective
- elegant
- eligible
- elite
- select
- selection
- selective

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *leǵ-
- Root: ēlēctus

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend. Cognate to eclectic, which is via Ancient Greek rather than Latin, hence prefix ἐκ (ek), rather than e- (from ex).

## AI Etymology
Elect is borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, past participle of ēligō (“to pick out, choose, elect”), from ē- (“out”) + legō (“to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.”); see legend. Cognate to eclectic, which is via Ancient Greek rather than Latin, hence prefix ἐκ (ek), rather than e- (from ex). In current use, the main senses are “To choose someone for a position by voting” and “To choose to do something”.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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