select

• يصف شيئًا مُختارًا باعتباره الأفضل أو الأنسب؛ أو شيئًا عالي الجودة أو حصريًا.

Describes something that is chosen as the best or most suitable; of high quality or exclusive.

1. Chosen as the bestB2formal

   Carefully chosen as being the best or most suitable.

   مُختار بعناية

   • Only a select group of students were invited to the ceremony.
   • The restaurant offers a select menu of gourmet dishes.
   • She was part of a select committee for the project.

   المرادفاتbestchoiceeliteexclusivepreferredprimeprivilegedspecialsuperiortop

   الأضدادaveragecommonindiscriminateinferiormediocreordinaryrandomunselected

2. Exclusive or limitedB2formal

   Available only to a limited number of people; exclusive.

   مُخْتَار

   • The club is very select and requires a membership.
   • They attended a select gathering of industry leaders.
   • The boutique sells select items from top designers.

   المرادفاتchoiceeliteexclusivelimitedprivilegedrestrictedspecial

   الأضدادcommongeneralinclusiveopenpublicuniversalunrestricted

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على اختيار شخص أو شيء من مجموعة.

A verb used to indicate the act of choosing or picking someone or something from a group.

1. Choose from optionsA2formal

   To carefully choose someone or something from a group of possibilities.

   اختار

   • Please select your preferred meal from the menu.
   • The committee will select a new chairperson next week.
   • She selected the red dress for the party.

   المرادفاتchooseelectpicksingle out

   الأضدادrefusereject

2. Highlight or markA2informalIT

   To mark or highlight an item on a computer screen or list.

   تحديد

   • Select the text you want to copy by clicking and dragging.
   • You need to select the file before pressing delete.
   • He selected all the photos and moved them to a new folder.

   المرادفاتcheckhighlightmarktick