select B1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /sɪˈlɛkt/ See IPA manual Freq #7684 Meanings 1 verb to choose one or more things from a group of options Please select your favorite color from the list. 2 adj carefully chosen as being among the best Only a select few were invited to the party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to choose one or more... chooseopttake 2 adj · carefully chosen as being... blue-ribbon ↔ Opposites deselect Word family Forms selectedselectingselects Related forms electelectionelectiveeliteenoption-selectselectionselective Common collocations select committee Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”). *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # select **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb, adj **IPA (US):** /sɪˈlɛkt/ **Frequency rank:** 7684 ## Meanings 1. to choose one or more things from a group of options 2. carefully chosen as being among the best ## Examples - Please select your favorite color from the list. - Only a select few were invited to the party. ## Antonyms - deselect ## Related Forms - elect - election - elective - elite - en - option-select - selection - selective ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *leǵ- ## Etymology From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”). ## AI Etymology Select is from Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”). Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-. In current use it includes senses such as to choose one or more things from a group of options and carefully chosen as being among the best. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown