"select" meaning in English

See select in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɪˈlɛkt/, /səˈlɛkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-select.wav Forms: more select [comparative], most select [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leǵ-}}, {{uder|en|la|sēlēctus}} Latin sēlēctus Head templates: {{en-adj}} select (comparative more select, superlative most select)
  1. Privileged, specially selected. Translations (privileged, specially selected): ἐκλεκτός (eklektós) (Ancient Greek), избран (izbran) (Bulgarian), подбран (podbran) (Bulgarian), 特定 (tèdìng) (Chinese Mandarin), select (Dutch), sélect (French), válogatott (Hungarian), kiválogatott (Hungarian), gondosan összeválogatott (Hungarian), kiszemelt (Hungarian), kiválasztott (Hungarian), tertentu (Indonesian), ēlectus (Latin), seleto (Portuguese), selecionado (Portuguese), vyvolený (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-select-en-adj-iOBXt~p- Disambiguation of 'privileged, specially selected': 99 1
  2. Of high quality; top-notch. Translations (of high quality; top-notch): висококачествен (visokokačestven) (Bulgarian), 精选 (jīng xuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), kitűnő (Hungarian), kiváló (Hungarian), exkluzív (Hungarian), választékos (Hungarian), finom (Hungarian), előkelő (Hungarian), válogatott (Hungarian), pilihan (Indonesian), seleto (Portuguese), vyberaný (Slovak), selecto (Spanish), cogollo [masculine, noun] (Spanish)
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Verb

IPA: /sɪˈlɛkt/, /səˈlɛkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-select.wav
Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leǵ-}}, {{uder|en|la|sēlēctus}} Latin sēlēctus Head templates: {{en-verb}} select (third-person singular simple present selects, present participle selecting, simple past and past participle selected) Forms: selects [present, singular, third-person], selecting [participle, present], selected [participle, past], selected [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], select [infinitive], select [first-person, present, singular], selected [first-person, past, singular], select [present, second-person, singular], selectest [archaic, present, second-person, singular], selected [past, second-person, singular], selectedst [archaic, past, second-person, singular], selects [present, singular, third-person], selecteth [archaic, present, singular, third-person], selected [past, singular, third-person], select [plural, present], selected [past, plural], select [present, subjunctive], selected [past, subjunctive], select [imperative, present], - [imperative, past], selecting [participle, present], selected [participle, past]
  1. To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. Synonyms (to choose): choose, opt Translations (to choose one or more elements from a set): αἱρέομαι (hairéomai) (Ancient Greek), ἐκλέγω (eklégō) (Ancient Greek), اِخْتَارَ (iḵtāra) (Arabic), اختار (iḵtār) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), һайлау (haylaw) (Bashkir), һайҙау (haylaw) (Bashkir), aukeratu (Basque), hautatu (Basque), избирам (izbiram) (Bulgarian), seleccionar (Catalan), ھەڵبژاردن (hellbjardin) (Central Kurdish), 選 /选 (xuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 挑選 /挑选 (tiāoxuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 選拔 /选拔 (xuǎnbá) (Chinese Mandarin), vybrat (Czech), uitkiezen (Dutch), selecteer (Dutch), s-t:p-stp:Y1 (stp) (Egyptian), elekti (Esperanto), selekti (Esperanto), valima (Estonian), синма- (sinma-) (Evenki), valita (Finnish), choisir (French), sélectionner (French), escolmar (Galician), escoller (Galician), seleccionar (Galician), auswählen (German), 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waljan) (Gothic), επιλέγω (epilégo) (Greek), chwazi (Haitian Creole), בחר (bakhár) (Hebrew), namili (Higaonon), चुनना (cunnā) (Hindi), चयन करना (cayan karnā) (Hindi), kiválaszt (Hungarian), beválogat (english: creating a member out of someone, in preference to other candidates) (Hungarian), selektar (Ido), memilih (Indonesian), pilih (Indonesian), togh (Irish), scegliere (Italian), selezionare (Italian), 選ぶ (erabu) (alt: えらぶ) (Japanese), ជ្រើស (crəəh) (Khmer), រើស (rəəh) (Khmer), ជ្រើសរើស (crəəh rəəh) (Khmer), ចម្រាញ់ (cɑmraɲ) (Khmer), 고르다 (goreuda) (Korean), legō (Latin), sēligō (Latin), dēligō (Latin), optō (Latin), auswielen (Luxembourgish), избира (izbira) (Macedonian), whiri (Maori), tīpako (note: in computing) (Maori), निवडणे (nivaḍṇe) (Marathi), छान्नु (chānnu) (Nepali), hilbijartin (Northern Kurdish), ceosan (Old English), بگنمك (beğenmek) (Ottoman Turkish), wybierać [imperfective] (Polish), wybrać [perfective] (Polish), selekcjonować [imperfective] (Polish), escolher (Portuguese), selecionar (Portuguese), optar por (Portuguese), seletar (Portuguese), akllay (Quechua), chihlluy (Quechua), selecziunar (Romansch), отбира́ть (otbirátʹ) (Russian), वृणोति (vṛṇoti) (Sanskrit), tagh (Scottish Gaelic), izabrati [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), izbrati [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), vybrať (Slovak), vyberať (Slovak), vybrať si (Slovak), vyberať si (Slovak), xulid (Somali), сайлаар (saylaar) (Southern Altai), seleccionar (Spanish), cribar (english: rigorous) (Spanish), välja (Swedish), välja ut (Swedish), utvälja (Swedish), ఎంచు (eñcu) (Telugu), ఎంచుకొను (eñcukonu) (Telugu), คัดเลือก (Thai), lựa (Vietnamese), sesukön (Volapük), dewis (Welsh), dethol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-select-en-verb-M2afgOpN Disambiguation of 'to choose': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'to choose one or more elements from a set': 82 18
  2. (databases) To obtain a set of data from a database using a query. Translations (to obtain a set of data): 选取 (xuǎnqǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), tīpako (Maori), vyselektovať (Slovak), selektovať (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-select-en-verb-34Wbppu8 Categories (other): Databases, Computing Disambiguation of Computing: 10 9 9 72 Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Derived forms (from all parts of speech): autoselect, bioselect, counterselect, downselect, hand-select, misselect, multiselect, overselect, preselect, quickselect, reselect, selectability, selectable, select agent, select committee, selectee, selectin, selectly, selectman, select meeting, selectness, selectome, selector, selectorate, select out, selectperson, select vestry, selectwoman, self-select, subselect, superselect, ultraselect, underselect, unselect, Western Canadian Select Disambiguation of 'from all parts of speech': 13 87 Disambiguation of 'to obtain a set of data': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: elect, election, elective, elite, en, option-select, selection, selective

Inflected forms

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        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "auswählen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "lang_code": "got",
          "roman": "waljan",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "lang_code": "el",
          "roman": "epilégo",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "επιλέγω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "lang_code": "grc",
          "roman": "hairéomai",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "αἱρέομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "lang_code": "grc",
          "roman": "eklégō",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ἐκλέγω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "lang_code": "ht",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "chwazi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "lang_code": "he",
          "roman": "bakhár",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "בחר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "mba",
          "lang": "Higaonon",
          "lang_code": "mba",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "namili"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "lang_code": "hi",
          "roman": "cunnā",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "चुनना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "lang_code": "hi",
          "roman": "cayan karnā",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "चयन करना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "kiválaszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "creating a member out of someone, in preference to other candidates",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "translation": "creating a member out of someone, in preference to other candidates",
          "word": "beválogat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "lang_code": "io",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "selektar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "memilih"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "lang_code": "id",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "pilih"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "togh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "scegliere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "selezionare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "alt": "えらぶ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "erabu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "選ぶ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "lang_code": "km",
          "roman": "crəəh",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ជ្រើស"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "lang_code": "km",
          "roman": "rəəh",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "រើស"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "lang_code": "km",
          "roman": "crəəh rəəh",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ជ្រើសរើស"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "lang_code": "km",
          "roman": "cɑmraɲ",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ចម្រាញ់"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "goreuda",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "고르다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "lang_code": "ckb",
          "roman": "hellbjardin",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ھەڵبژاردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "lang_code": "kmr",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "hilbijartin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "lang_code": "la",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "legō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "lang_code": "la",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "sēligō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "lang_code": "la",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "dēligō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "lang_code": "la",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "optō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "lang_code": "lb",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "auswielen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "lang_code": "mk",
          "roman": "izbira",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "избира"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "lang_code": "mi",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "whiri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "lang_code": "mi",
          "note": "in computing",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "tīpako"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "lang_code": "mr",
          "roman": "nivaḍṇe",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "निवडणे"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "lang_code": "ne",
          "roman": "chānnu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "छान्नु"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "lang_code": "ang",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ceosan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "lang_code": "ota",
          "roman": "beğenmek",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "بگنمك"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "wybierać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wybrać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "selekcjonować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "escolher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "selecionar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "optar por"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "seletar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "lang_code": "qu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "akllay"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "lang_code": "qu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "chihlluy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "lang_code": "rm",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "selecziunar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "otbirátʹ",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "отбира́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "lang_code": "sa",
          "roman": "vṛṇoti",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "वृणोति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "lang_code": "gd",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "tagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "lang_code": "sh",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "tags": [
            "Latin"
          ],
          "word": "izabrati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "lang_code": "sh",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "tags": [
            "Latin"
          ],
          "word": "izbrati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "vybrať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "vyberať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "vybrať si"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "lang_code": "sk",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "vyberať si"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "so",
          "lang": "Somali",
          "lang_code": "so",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "xulid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "alt",
          "lang": "Southern Altai",
          "lang_code": "alt",
          "roman": "saylaar",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "сайлаар"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "seleccionar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "es",
          "english": "rigorous",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "translation": "rigorous",
          "word": "cribar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "välja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "välja ut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "utvälja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "lang_code": "te",
          "roman": "eñcu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ఎంచు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "lang_code": "te",
          "roman": "eñcukonu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ఎంచుకొను"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "lang_code": "th",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "คัดเลือก"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "lang_code": "vi",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "lựa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "lang_code": "vo",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "sesukön"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "lang_code": "cy",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "dewis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "lang_code": "cy",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "dethol"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Databases",
          "orig": "en:Databases",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 9 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Computing",
          "orig": "en:Computing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "autoselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "bioselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "counterselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "downselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "hand-select"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "misselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "multiselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "overselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "preselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "quickselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "reselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectability"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "select agent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "select committee"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectee"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectly"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectman"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "select meeting"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectness"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectome"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selector"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectorate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "select out"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectperson"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "select vestry"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "selectwoman"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "self-select"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "subselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "superselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "ultraselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "underselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "unselect"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "sense": "from all parts of speech",
          "word": "Western Canadian Select"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To obtain a set of data from a database using a query."
      ],
      "id": "en-select-en-verb-34Wbppu8",
      "links": [
        [
          "database",
          "database"
        ],
        [
          "query",
          "query"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(databases) To obtain a set of data from a database using a query."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "databases",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "17 83",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "xuǎnqǔ",
          "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
          "word": "选取"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 83",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "lang_code": "mi",
          "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
          "word": "tīpako"
        },
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          "_dis1": "17 83",
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      "form": "select",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selecting",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "selected",
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        "lect"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "word": "elect"
    },
    {
      "word": "election"
    },
    {
      "word": "elective"
    },
    {
      "word": "elite"
    },
    {
      "word": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "option-select"
    },
    {
      "word": "selection"
    },
    {
      "word": "selective"
    }
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      ],
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              29,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "text": "He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              52,
              59
            ]
          ],
          "text": "The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options."
      ],
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        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "element",
          "element"
        ],
        [
          "set",
          "set"
        ],
        [
          "option",
          "option"
        ]
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    },
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      "categories": [
        "en:Databases"
      ],
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        "To obtain a set of data from a database using a query."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "database",
          "database"
        ],
        [
          "query",
          "query"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(databases) To obtain a set of data from a database using a query."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "databases",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/sɪˈlɛkt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈlɛkt/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "to choose",
      "word": "choose"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to choose",
      "word": "opt"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "iḵtāra",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "اِخْتَارَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "arz",
      "roman": "iḵtār",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "اختار"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "lang_code": "ba",
      "roman": "haylaw",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "һайлау"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "lang_code": "ba",
      "roman": "haylaw",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "һайҙау"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "lang_code": "eu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "aukeratu"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "lang_code": "eu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "hautatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "izbiram",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "избирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "seleccionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "xuǎn",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "選 /选"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "tiāoxuǎn",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "挑選 /挑选"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "xuǎnbá",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "選拔 /选拔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "vybrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "uitkiezen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selecteer"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "lang_code": "egy",
      "roman": "stp",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "s-t:p-stp:Y1"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "elekti"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selekti"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "valima"
    },
    {
      "code": "evn",
      "lang": "Evenki",
      "lang_code": "evn",
      "roman": "sinma-",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "синма-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "valita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "choisir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "sélectionner"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "escolmar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "escoller"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "seleccionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "auswählen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "lang_code": "got",
      "roman": "waljan",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "epilégo",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "επιλέγω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "hairéomai",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "αἱρέομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "lang_code": "grc",
      "roman": "eklégō",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ἐκλέγω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "lang_code": "ht",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "chwazi"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "bakhár",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "בחר"
    },
    {
      "code": "mba",
      "lang": "Higaonon",
      "lang_code": "mba",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "namili"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "cunnā",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "चुनना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "cayan karnā",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "चयन करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "kiválaszt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "creating a member out of someone, in preference to other candidates",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "translation": "creating a member out of someone, in preference to other candidates",
      "word": "beválogat"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selektar"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "memilih"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "pilih"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "togh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "scegliere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selezionare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "えらぶ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "erabu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "選ぶ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "lang_code": "km",
      "roman": "crəəh",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ជ្រើស"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "lang_code": "km",
      "roman": "rəəh",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "រើស"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "lang_code": "km",
      "roman": "crəəh rəəh",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ជ្រើសរើស"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "lang_code": "km",
      "roman": "cɑmraɲ",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ចម្រាញ់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "goreuda",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "고르다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "lang_code": "ckb",
      "roman": "hellbjardin",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ھەڵبژاردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "lang_code": "kmr",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "hilbijartin"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "legō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "sēligō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "dēligō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "optō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "lang_code": "lb",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "auswielen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "izbira",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "избира"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "whiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "note": "in computing",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "tīpako"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "lang_code": "mr",
      "roman": "nivaḍṇe",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "निवडणे"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "lang_code": "ne",
      "roman": "chānnu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "छान्नु"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "lang_code": "ang",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ceosan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "roman": "beğenmek",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "بگنمك"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wybierać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wybrać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "selekcjonować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "escolher"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selecionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "optar por"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "seletar"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "lang_code": "qu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "akllay"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "lang_code": "qu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "chihlluy"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "lang_code": "rm",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selecziunar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "otbirátʹ",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "отбира́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "lang_code": "sa",
      "roman": "vṛṇoti",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "वृणोति"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "tagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "izabrati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "izbrati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "vybrať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "vyberať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "vybrať si"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "vyberať si"
    },
    {
      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "lang_code": "so",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "xulid"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "lang_code": "alt",
      "roman": "saylaar",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "сайлаар"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "seleccionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "rigorous",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "translation": "rigorous",
      "word": "cribar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "välja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "välja ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "utvälja"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "eñcu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ఎంచు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "eñcukonu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ఎంచుకొను"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "คัดเลือก"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "lựa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "lang_code": "vo",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "sesukön"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "dewis"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "dethol"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "xuǎnqǔ",
      "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
      "word": "选取"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
      "word": "tīpako"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
      "word": "vyselektovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
      "word": "selektovať"
    }
  ],
  "word": "select"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": hayźaw vs. haylaw",
  "path": [
    "select"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "select",
  "trace": ""
}

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