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    se·lect
    [səˈlek(t)]
    verb
    select (verb) · selects (third person present) · selected (past tense) · selected (past participle) · selecting (present participle)
    1. carefully choose as being the best or most suitable:
      "he has been selected to take part" · "you can select from a range of quality products" · "students must select their own program"
      • biology
        (select for/against)
        (in terms of evolution) determine whether (a characteristic or organism) will survive:
        "a phenotype can be selected against"
      • mark (an option or section of text) on an electronic interface for a particular operation:
        "click Tools on the menu bar and select Settings"
    adjective
    select (adjective)
    1. (of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable:
      "he joined his select team of young Intelligence operatives"
    Origin
    mid 16th century: from Latin select- ‘chosen’, from the verb seligere, from se- ‘apart’ + legere ‘choose’.
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    What does it mean to select a phone?
    To select something means to choose it from among others. If you select the most expensive phone, it doesn’t necessarily mean you will be happy with what you get. You can use select as an adjective as well as a verb. It means "specially chosen" or "of superior quality."

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    What does select mean?
    select something (computing) to mark something on a computer screen; to choose something, especially from a menu Select the text you want to format by holding down the left button on your mouse. Select ‘New Mail’ from the ‘Send’ menu. Definition of select verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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    What is a select group?
    A select group is a small group of some of the best people or things of their kind. He was one of the small select group assembled by Penney, at the High Explosive Research centre. ...a select group of French cheeses. He will join a select band of quarterbacks to win the Super Bowl three times.

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    What is select verb?
    Definition of select verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] to choose somebody/something from a group of people or things, usually according to a system select somebody/something for something He hasn't been selected for the team.

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  3. Merriam Webster
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  9. Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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  10. The Free Dictionary
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