select

Meaning

Adj

1. Privileged, specially selected.
2. Of high quality; top-notch.

Verb

1. To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
2. To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.

Hyphenated as

se‧lect

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈlɛkt/

Etymology

From Latin sēlēctus, perfect passive participle of sēligō (“choose out, select”), from sē- (“without; apart”) + legō (“gather, select”).