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Since natural selection requires a function to select, an irreducibly complex biological system, if there is such a thing, would have to arise as an integrated unit for natural selection to have anything to act on.
Michael Behe

Meaning of "select" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SELECT

From Latin sēligere to sort, from sē- apart + legere to choose.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SELECT

select  [sɪˈlɛkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Select is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb select in English.

WHAT DOES SELECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Select

Select or SELECT may refer to: ▪ Select, an album by Kim Wilde ▪ Select, a British music magazine ▪ Select, a keyword in SQL ▪ select, a system call for polling multiple file descriptors ▪ <select></select>, an HTML element ▪ Cable select, a setting on ATA devices that allows position on the cable to determine the role of a drive ▪ quick select, an algorithm to select the kth-smallest element of an array ▪ Select Live, New Zealand's C4 music program ▪ Shell Select, a chain of convenience stores owned by Royal Dutch Shell and located in most Shell stations ▪ Select Citywalk, a shopping mall in Delhi, India ▪ MTV Select, a television program ▪ SELECT ▪ SELECT Sport A/S, a Danish sports equipment manufacturer...

Definition of select in the English dictionary

The first definition of select in the dictionary is to choose in preference to another or others. Other definition of select is Also: selected. chosen in preference to another or others. Select is also of particular quality or excellence.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SELECT

PRESENT

Present
I select
you select
he/she/it selects
we select
you select
they select
Present continuous
I am selecting
you are selecting
he/she/it is selecting
we are selecting
you are selecting
they are selecting
Present perfect
I have selected
you have selected
he/she/it has selected
we have selected
you have selected
they have selected
Present perfect continuous
I have been selecting
you have been selecting
he/she/it has been selecting
we have been selecting
you have been selecting
they have been selecting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I selected
you selected
he/she/it selected
we selected
you selected
they selected
Past continuous
I was selecting
you were selecting
he/she/it was selecting
we were selecting
you were selecting
they were selecting
Past perfect
I had selected
you had selected
he/she/it had selected
we had selected
you had selected
they had selected
Past perfect continuous
I had been selecting
you had been selecting
he/she/it had been selecting
we had been selecting
you had been selecting
they had been selecting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will select
you will select
he/she/it will select
we will select
you will select
they will select
Future continuous
I will be selecting
you will be selecting
he/she/it will be selecting
we will be selecting
you will be selecting
they will be selecting
Future perfect
I will have selected
you will have selected
he/she/it will have selected
we will have selected
you will have selected
they will have selected
Future perfect continuous
I will have been selecting
you will have been selecting
he/she/it will have been selecting
we will have been selecting
you will have been selecting
they will have been selecting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would select
you would select
he/she/it would select
we would select
you would select
they would select
Conditional continuous
I would be selecting
you would be selecting
he/she/it would be selecting
we would be selecting
you would be selecting
they would be selecting
Conditional perfect
I would have select
you would have select
he/she/it would have select
we would have select
you would have select
they would have select
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been selecting
you would have been selecting
he/she/it would have been selecting
we would have been selecting
you would have been selecting
they would have been selecting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you select
we let´s select
you select
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to select
Past participle
selected
Present Participle
selecting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELECT


circumflect
ˌsɜːkəmˈflɛkt
collect
kəˈlɛkt
complect
kəmˈplɛkt
deflect
dɪˈflɛkt
deselect
ˌdiːsɪˈlɛkt
dialect
ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt
elect
ɪˈlɛkt
genuflect
ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛkt
idiolect
ˈɪdɪəˌlɛkt
inflect
ɪnˈflɛkt
intellect
ˈɪntɪˌlɛkt
neglect
nɪˈɡlɛkt
nonelect
ˌnɒnɪˈlɛkt
pre-select
ˌpriːsɪˈlɛkt
prelect
prɪˈlɛkt
recollect
ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt
reflect
rɪˈflɛkt
reselect
ˌriːsɪˈlɛkt
self-neglect
ˌsɛlfnɪˈɡlɛkt
sociolect
ˈsəʊsɪəʊˌlɛkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELECT

sele
select committee
selecta
selectable
selectee
selection
selection committee
selectionist
selective
selective abortion
selective amnesia
selective attention
selective breeding
selective memory
selective service
selective strike
selective synchronisation
selective synchronization
selectively
selectiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELECT

affect
basilect
benign neglect
connect
correct
direct
effect
expect
free-select
grapholect
object
perfect
predilect
preelect
president-elect
project
protect
re-elect
subdialect
unilateral neglect

Synonyms and antonyms of select in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SELECT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «select» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of select

Translation of «select» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELECT

Find out the translation of select to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of select from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «select» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

选择
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

seleccionar
570 millions of speakers

English

select
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चयन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَخْتارُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выбирать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

selecionar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্বাচন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sélectionner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pilih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auswählen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

選ぶ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선택하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pilih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lựa chọn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேர்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निवडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seçmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

selezionare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wybrać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відбирати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a selecta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιλέγω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

välja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

velge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of select

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELECT»

The term «select» is very widely used and occupies the 867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELECT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «select» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «select» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about select

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10 QUOTES WITH «SELECT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word select.
1
Charlie Adam
Liverpool is such a big club, and I was fortunate to be one of a select few to have played for them. It was an amazing time.
2
Brooks Adams
The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by 500 readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the 500, he reaches the five hundred thousand.
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Joseph Addison
True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.
4
Louisa May Alcott
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
5
Richard V. Allen
In this context, I believe it is an imperative for the new President to select and install his team as quickly as possible, and this does not imply that he must or should appoint members of the 'other' party to his Cabinet, which could contribute to inaction and inefficiency.
6
Sergio Aragones
For every issue, I send four pages of finished marginals and they select the ones they need.
7
Amitabh Bachchan
The select group of people who do make realistic cinema, who do make cinema perhaps a little more acceptable to the Western audience, is a very small percentage.
8
Antony Beevor
I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis.
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Michael Behe
Since natural selection requires a function to select, an irreducibly complex biological system, if there is such a thing, would have to arise as an integrated unit for natural selection to have anything to act on.
10
Franz Boas
If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELECT»

Discover the use of select in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to select and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Select Your Doses & Potency
Helps you select the right dose and potency.Collection of maximum recommendations.A master guide for the selection of appropriate dose and potency.
P. S. Rawat, 2002
2
Martial: Select Epigrams
Representative selection of Martial's poems with full introduction and commentary suitable for use with students.
Martial, Lindsay Watson, Patricia Watson, 2003
3
Burke, Select Works
Burke [1729-1797] is considered a founder of modern conservatism. This is true to some extent, but not quite. He believed in popular government and recognized the inevitability of change.
Edmund Burke, Edward John Payne, 2005
4
Select Orations
No description available
Gregory of Nazianzus, 2010
5
Cicero: Select Letters
The edition includes an introduction, the text of the letters with critical notes, and a commentary which gives help with linguistic problems as well as elucidating the historical and social background.
Marcus Tullius Cicero, D. R. Shackleton Bailey, 1980
6
Organisational Behaviour and Change Management
The aim of this title is to examine the nature of organisational culture and structure, and their influence on the ability of the organisation to cope to this rapidly changing environment.
Select Knowledge, Helen Simms
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Select English Historical Documents of the Ninth and Tenth ...
This 1914 volume contains a selection of some of the most interesting Anglo-Saxon documents of the ninth and tenth centuries.
F. E. Harmer, 2011
8
Select Essays on Indian Economy
Articles on post independent Indian economic policy.
C. Rangarajan, R. Kannan (of Reserve Bank of India.), 2004
9
Managing Teams
Effective teamwork is an essential element of modern management practices such as empowerment, quality circles, total quality management and continuous improvement, and change management.
Select Knowledge
10
For a Select Few
Reading FOR A SELECT FEW will assuredly enlighten & inspire the reader. It would be virtually impossible to walk away from this book without a better understanding of Biblical principles. This book is also available in Spanish.
Osvaldo R. Borelo, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term select is used in the context of the following news items.
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Select panel arrives at middle ground on GST
A select panel of the Rajya Sabha is believed to have suggested the tax be made liable only in the case of inter-state supply of goods for a consideration, adding ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
2
Feds file complaint against Iowa Select Herbs over adulterated or …
Iowa Select Herbs makes and sells a product called “Cold BeGone,” plus a variety of other supplements made primarily from plant extracts including echinacea, ... «ConsumerAffairs, Jul 15»
3
Miami Association of Realtors joins Inman Select
MIAMI – The Miami Association of Realtors today announced a partnership with Inman to bring Inman Select to its 36,000 Realtor members free of charge, ... «Inman.com, Jun 15»
4
Frank Field, Jesse Norman and Meg Hillier elected to chair committees
Frank Field, Jesse Norman, Keith Vaz, and Meg Hillier are among the MPs who have been elected to chair departmental select committees, the Speaker, John ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
KK Mani submits states' views on GST to RS Select Committee
During the meeting, sources said, various aspects of the legislation were discussed. The 21-member Select Committee is headed by BJP MP Bhupender Yadav. «Economic Times, Jun 15»
6
Rdio Select is a $4 monthly music streaming service (with limitations)
That's what Rdio is doing, with a new $3.99 subscription service, Select, which will let users stream from radio stations (sans ads) with unlimited skips as well as ... «Engadget, May 15»
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Select Comfort blows past analysts' expectations for first-quarter …
Select Comfort, Dml - Select Comfort's exhibit in Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Select Comfort Corp. on Wednesday increased its yearly guidance ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Apr 15»
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Industrial ETF: XLI No. 6 Select Sector SPDR In Q1 2015 (XLI)
The Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:XLI) in Q1 ranked No. 6 by return among the Select Sector SPDRs that divide the S&P 500 into nine ... «Seeking Alpha, Apr 15»
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Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU) Shares Cross Below 200 …
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (Symbol: XLU) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $44.46, changing ... «Nasdaq, Mar 15»
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Humana to sell Concentra to Select Medical for $1B
... Concentra, an operator of urgent care centers and other health care facilities, including six in the Milwaukee area, to Select Medical Corp. for $1.055 billion. «Milwaukee Business Journal, Mar 15»

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