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Select

//sɪˈlɛkt// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Privileged, specially selected.

    "Only a select few were allowed into the premiere."

  2. 2
    Of high quality; top-notch.

    "This is a select cut of beef."

Adjective
  1. 1
    selected or chosen for special qualifications wordnet
  2. 2
    of superior grade wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    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.
Verb
  1. 1
    To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

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

  2. 2
    pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives wordnet
  3. 3
    To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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