select

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Privileged, specially selected.

   Only a select few were allowed into the premiere.

2. 2
   adj

   Of high quality; top-notch.

   This is a select cut of beef.

3. 3
   verb

   To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

   He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.

4. 4
   adj

   selected or chosen for special qualifications

5. 5
   adj

   of superior grade

6. 6
   verb

   pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

7. 7
   verb

   To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.

8. 8
   noun

   A button (of a joystick, joypad or similar device) that, when pressed, activates any of certain predefined functions that usually, but not always, involve selecting something out of a list of items.

Etymology

From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).