select
/sɪˈlekt/verb
उच्चारण सिलेक्ट
चुनना, चयन करना
Core word
verb
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[T]
to choose somebody or something from a group of people or things, usually according to a system
चुनना, चयन करना
- She was selected for the post.
- The committee will select three students for the national camp.
- The panel will select the best candidate from fifty applicants.
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- He was selected to represent his state at the match.
- Please select one option from the list.
- The team selected a new captain yesterday.
Synonyms choose pick opt for elect appoint
Opposite reject
adjective
- 1
[usually before noun]
carefully chosen as the best out of a larger group; used by or consisting of rich people
चुनिंदा
- a select few
- Only a select group of guests was invited to the private dinner.
- Only a select few were allowed into the private garden.
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- She dined at a select restaurant in the old city.
- The club has a select membership of a hundred people.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The adjective selective means choosing carefully ('a selective reader').
Adjective selective का अर्थ सावधानी से चुनने वाला है ('a selective reader')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Select committee (a small group of members of parliament chosen to study a subject), a select few.
Collocations: select committee (किसी विषय के अध्ययन के लिए चुना गया संसद सदस्यों का छोटा समूह, प्रवर समिति), a select few (चुनिंदा लोग)।