How do you use "select" in a sentence?

Please select the items you wish to purchase. She was selected to represent the country at the Olympics. A select group of students were invited to the ceremony.

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Q: What does "select" mean?

To choose something carefully from a group Select means to carefully choose something or someone from a group of options, often implying a thoughtful or careful decision. As an adjective, it can describe a small, carefully chosen group (select few). 'Selection' is the noun. 'Selective' means choosy or careful about what is accepted.

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Significado: To choose something carefully from a group

选择，挑选

seleccionar, elegir

選ぶ、選択する

선택하다, 고르다

Select means to carefully choose something or someone from a group of options, often implying a thoughtful or careful decision. As an adjective, it can describe a small, carefully chosen group (select few). 'Selection' is the noun. 'Selective' means choosy or careful about what is accepted.

「select」意思是从一组选项中仔细选择某物或某人，通常暗示经过深思熟虑的决定。作为形容词，可以描述一个精选的小团体（少数精选）。「selection」是名词。「selective」意味着挑剔或对接受的东西很谨慎。

Select significa elegir cuidadosamente algo o alguien de un grupo de opciones, a menudo implicando una decisión reflexiva o cuidadosa. Como adjetivo, puede describir un pequeño grupo cuidadosamente elegido (unos pocos selectos). «Selection» es el sustantivo. «Selective» significa exigente o cuidadoso con lo que se acepta.

「select」は、オプションのグループから何かまたは誰かを慎重に選ぶことを意味し、多くの場合、慎重または注意深い決定を暗示します。形容詞として、慎重に選ばれた小グループ（選ばれた少数）を表すことができます。「selection」は名詞です。「selective」は、受け入れるものについて選り好みする、慎重であることを意味します。

Select는 여러 선택지 중에서 신중하게 무언가 또는 누군가를 고르는 것을 의미하며, 사려 깊고 신중한 결정을 암시합니다. 형용사로는 소수의 엄선된 그룹(select few)을 설명합니다. 'Selection'은 명사형입니다. 'Selective'는 받아들이는 것에 까다롭거나 신중하다는 뜻입니다.

Ejemplos

Please select the items you wish to purchase.
请选择您想购买的商品。
Por favor, selecciona los artículos que deseas comprar.
購入したい商品を選択してください。
구매하고 싶은 상품을 선택해 주세요.
She was selected to represent the country at the Olympics.
她被选中代表国家参加奥运会。
Fue seleccionada para representar al país en los Juegos Olímpicos.
彼女はオリンピックで国を代表するために選ばれました。
그녀는 올림픽에서 국가를 대표하도록 선발되었습니다.
A select group of students were invited to the ceremony.
一小群精选的学生被邀请参加典礼。
Un grupo selecto de estudiantes fue invitado a la ceremonia.
選ばれた学生のグループが式典に招待されました。
선발된 학생들이 식전에 초대되었습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Latin 'selectus', past participle of 'seligere' meaning 'to choose out', from 'se-' (apart) and 'legere' (to gather, choose). Related to 'elect', 'collect', and 'lecture'.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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