"select" meaning in English

See select in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɪˈlɛkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-select.wav [Southern-England] 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, {{m|la|sēligō||choose out, select}} sēligō (“choose out, select”), {{m|la|sē-||without; apart}} sē- (“without; apart”), {{m|la|legō||gather, select}} legō (“gather, select”) 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)
    Sense id: en-select-en-adj-FLQudHRt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 46 25 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 56 13 24 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 7 51 26 16 Disambiguation of 'of high quality; top-notch': 1 99

Verb

IPA: /sɪˈlɛkt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-select.wav [Southern-England] Forms: selects [present, singular, third-person], selecting [participle, present], selected [participle, past], selected [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], select [infinitive]
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, {{m|la|sēligō||choose out, select}} sēligō (“choose out, select”), {{m|la|sē-||without; apart}} sē- (“without; apart”), {{m|la|legō||gather, select}} legō (“gather, select”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} select (third-person singular simple present selects, present participle selecting, simple past and past participle selected) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1}}
  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), (Chinese Mandarin), (xuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 挑選 (Chinese Mandarin), 挑选 (tiāoxuǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 選拔 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), 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), 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), vybrať (Slovak), vyberať (Slovak), vybrať si (Slovak), vyberať si (Slovak), xulid (Somali), seleccionar (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': 92 8 Disambiguation of 'to choose one or more elements from a set': 77 23
  2. (databases) To obtain a set of data from a database using a query. Categories (topical): Databases, Computing 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 Disambiguation of Computing: 11 9 10 71 Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'to obtain a set of data': 15 85
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": "0 0",
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      "word": "selective"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef."
        },
        {
          "text": "The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options."
      ],
      "id": "en-select-en-verb-M2afgOpN",
      "links": [
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "element",
          "element"
        ],
        [
          "set",
          "set"
        ],
        [
          "option",
          "option"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "sense": "to choose",
          "word": "choose"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "sense": "to choose",
          "word": "opt"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "iḵtāra",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "اِخْتَارَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "iḵtār",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "اختار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "haylaw",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "һайлау"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "haylaw",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "һайҙау"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "aukeratu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "hautatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izbiram",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "избирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "seleccionar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "選"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuǎn",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "选"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "挑選"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tiāoxuǎn",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "挑选"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "選拔"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuǎnbá",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "选拔"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "vybrat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "uitkiezen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "selecteer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "stp",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "s-t:p-stp:Y1"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "elekti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "selekti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "valima"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "evn",
          "lang": "Evenki",
          "roman": "sinma-",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "синма-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "valita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "choisir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "sélectionner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "escolmar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "escoller"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "seleccionar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "auswählen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "waljan",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epilégo",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "επιλέγω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "hairéomai",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "αἱρέομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "eklégō",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ἐκλέγω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "chwazi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "bakhár",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "בחר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "mba",
          "lang": "Higaonon",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "namili"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "kiválaszt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "creating a member out of someone, in preference to other candidates",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "beválogat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "selektar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "memilih"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "pilih"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "togh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "scegliere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "selezionare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "alt": "えらぶ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "erabu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "選ぶ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "crəəh",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ជ្រើស"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "rəəh",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "រើស"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "crəəh rəəh",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ជ្រើសរើស"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "cɑmraɲ",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ចម្រាញ់"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "goreuda",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "고르다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "hellbjardin",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ھەڵبژاردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "hilbijartin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "legō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "sēligō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "dēligō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "optō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "auswielen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "whiri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "note": "in computing",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "tīpako"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "nivaḍṇe",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "निवडणे"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "chānnu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "छान्नु"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ceosan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "beğenmek",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "بگنمك"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "wybierać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "wybrać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "selekcjonować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "escolher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "selecionar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "optar por"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "seletar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "akllay"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "chihlluy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "selecziunar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otbirátʹ",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "отбира́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vṛṇoti",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "वृणोति"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "tagh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "vybrať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "vyberať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "vybrať si"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "vyberať si"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "so",
          "lang": "Somali",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "xulid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "seleccionar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "välja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "välja ut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "utvälja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "eñcu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ఎంచు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "eñcukonu",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "ఎంచుకొను"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "คัดเลือก"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "lựa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "sesukön"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "dewis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 23",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
          "word": "dethol"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Databases",
          "orig": "en:Databases",
          "parents": [
            "Computing",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 9 10 71",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Computing",
          "orig": "en:Computing",
          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "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": "15 85",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuǎnqǔ",
          "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
          "word": "选取"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 85",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
          "word": "tīpako"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 85",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
          "word": "vyselektovať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 85",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
          "word": "selektovať"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/sɪˈlɛkt/"
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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leǵ-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English undefined derivations",
    "English verbs",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɛkt/2 syllables",
    "en:Computing"
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      },
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      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "sēlēctus"
      },
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      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "sēligō",
        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "without; apart"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "gather, select"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more select",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most select",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Only a select few were allowed into the premiere.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Privileged, specially selected."
      ],
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        [
          "Privileged",
          "privileged"
        ],
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          "selected",
          "selected"
        ]
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "This is a select cut of beef.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Of high quality; top-notch."
      ],
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        [
          "high",
          "high"
        ],
        [
          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
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          "top-notch",
          "top-notch"
        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "/sɪˈlɛkt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkt"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izbran",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "избран"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podbran",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "подбран"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tèdìng",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "特定"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "select"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "sélect"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eklektós",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "ἐκλεκτός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "válogatott"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "kiválogatott"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "gondosan összeválogatott"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "kiszemelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "kiválasztott"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "tertentu"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "ēlectus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "seleto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "selecionado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "privileged, specially selected",
      "word": "vyvolený"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "visokokačestven",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "висококачествен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīng xuǎn",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "精选"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "kitűnő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "kiváló"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "exkluzív"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "választékos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "finom"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "előkelő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "válogatott"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "pilihan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "seleto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "vyberaný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of high quality; top-notch",
      "word": "selecto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "select"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "deselect"
    }
  ],
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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leǵ-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English undefined derivations",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛkt",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛkt/2 syllables",
    "en:Computing"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "autoselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "bioselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "counterselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "downselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "misselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "multiselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "overselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "preselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "quickselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "reselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectability"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectable"
    },
    {
      "word": "select agent"
    },
    {
      "word": "select committee"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectee"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectin"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectly"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectman"
    },
    {
      "word": "select meeting"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectness"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectome"
    },
    {
      "word": "selector"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectorate"
    },
    {
      "word": "select out"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectperson"
    },
    {
      "word": "select vestry"
    },
    {
      "word": "selectwoman"
    },
    {
      "word": "self-select"
    },
    {
      "word": "subselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "superselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "ultraselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "underselect"
    },
    {
      "word": "unselect"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*leǵ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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      "name": "uder"
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      "name": "m"
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        "3": "",
        "4": "gather, select"
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "form": "selects",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selecting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "selected",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "selected",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "en-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "select",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "en-verb"
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    "se‧lect"
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      "args": {
        "old": "1"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "elect"
    },
    {
      "word": "election"
    },
    {
      "word": "elective"
    },
    {
      "word": "elite"
    },
    {
      "word": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "option-select"
    },
    {
      "word": "selection"
    },
    {
      "word": "selective"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef."
        },
        {
          "text": "The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "element",
          "element"
        ],
        [
          "set",
          "set"
        ],
        [
          "option",
          "option"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Databases"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪˈlɛkt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkt"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-select.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
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    {
      "sense": "to choose",
      "word": "choose"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to choose",
      "word": "opt"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "iḵtāra",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "اِخْتَارَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "iḵtār",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "اختار"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "haylaw",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "һайлау"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "haylaw",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "һайҙау"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "aukeratu"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "hautatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izbiram",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "избирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "seleccionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "選"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuǎn",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "选"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "挑選"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiāoxuǎn",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "挑选"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "選拔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuǎnbá",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "选拔"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "vybrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "uitkiezen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selecteer"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "stp",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "s-t:p-stp:Y1"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "elekti"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selekti"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "valima"
    },
    {
      "code": "evn",
      "lang": "Evenki",
      "roman": "sinma-",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "синма-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "valita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "choisir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "sélectionner"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "escolmar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "escoller"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "seleccionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "auswählen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "waljan",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epilégo",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "επιλέγω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hairéomai",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "αἱρέομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eklégō",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ἐκλέγω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "chwazi"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bakhár",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "בחר"
    },
    {
      "code": "mba",
      "lang": "Higaonon",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "namili"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "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",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "beválogat"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selektar"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "memilih"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "pilih"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "togh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "scegliere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selezionare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "えらぶ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "erabu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "選ぶ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "crəəh",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ជ្រើស"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "rəəh",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "រើស"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "crəəh rəəh",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ជ្រើសរើស"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "cɑmraɲ",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ចម្រាញ់"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "goreuda",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "고르다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "hellbjardin",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ھەڵبژاردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "hilbijartin"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "legō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "sēligō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "dēligō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "optō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "auswielen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "whiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "in computing",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "tīpako"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "nivaḍṇe",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "निवडणे"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "chānnu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "छान्नु"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ceosan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "beğenmek",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "بگنمك"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wybierać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wybrać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "selekcjonować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "escolher"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selecionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "optar por"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "seletar"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "akllay"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "chihlluy"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "selecziunar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otbirátʹ",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "отбира́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vṛṇoti",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "वृणोति"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "tagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "vybrať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "vyberať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "vybrať si"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "vyberať si"
    },
    {
      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "xulid"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "seleccionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "välja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "välja ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "utvälja"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "eñcu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ఎంచు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "eñcukonu",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "ఎంచుకొను"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "คัดเลือก"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "lựa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "sesukön"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "dewis"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to choose one or more elements from a set",
      "word": "dethol"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuǎnqǔ",
      "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
      "word": "选取"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
      "word": "tīpako"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
      "word": "vyselektovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to obtain a set of data",
      "word": "selektovať"
    }
  ],
  "word": "select"
}
{
  "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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