Qu'est-ce (qui) est Select - définition
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SELECT; Select (disambiguation)
select
(selects, selecting, selected)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you select something, you choose it from a number of things of the same kind.
Voters are selecting candidates for both US Senate seats and for 52 congressional seats...
The movie is being shown in selected cities.
= choose
VERB: V n, V-ed, also V n for/from n
2.
If you select a file or a piece of text on a computer screen, you click on it so that it is marked in a different colour, usually in order for you to give the computer an instruction relating to that file or piece of text. (COMPUTING)
I selected a file and pressed the Delete key.
VERB: V n
3.
A select group is a small group of some of the best people or things of their kind.
...a select group of French cheeses...
ADJ: ADJ n
4.
If you describe something as select, you mean it has many desirable features, but is available only to people who have a lot of money or who belong to a high social class.
Christian Lacroix is throwing a very lavish and very select party.
= exclusive
ADJ: usu ADJ n
select
¦ verb
1. carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.
2. (select for/against) Biology (in terms of evolution) determine whether (a characteristic or organism) will survive.
¦ adjective
1. carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best.
2. used by or consisting of a wealthy or sophisticated elite.
Derivatives
selectable adjective
selectness noun
Origin
C16: from L. select-, seligere 'choose'.
select
I. v. a.
Choose, pick, cull, prefer, pick out, single out, pitch upon, fix upon.
II. a.
1.
Selected, chosen, picked, rare, choice, good, excellent, exquisite.
2.
Preferable.
Exemples de prononciation pour Select
1. Oh you have to select this, and select that.
Kitchen Creativity & Innovation _ Chef AndreÌ Chiang _ Talks at Google
2. select outside of work?
What You're Really Meant to Do _ Robert Steven Kaplan _ Talks at Google
3. some select few?
The Book of Jezebel _ Anna Holmes _ Talks at Google
4. to select the campsite.
Applying Lessons from Ancients to Modern Business _ Barry Strauss _ Talks at Google
5. Select, married, done.
My Career Serial Dramas _ Jane Espenson _ Talks at Google
Exemples du corpus de texte pour Select
1. Those schools that do not select on ability tend to select on proximity.
2. "They (players) will select themselves in or select themselves out just on their performances.
3. "We don‘t select victims of crimes and we don‘t select the family.
4. Select committee chairmanship failed to materialise.
5. More pre–legislative scrutiny by select committees.