select : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: select	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
select adj of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" Synonym(s): choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select selected or chosen for special qualifications; "the blue- ribbon event of the season" Synonym(s): blue-ribbon(a), select v pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" Synonym(s): choose, take, select, pick out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Select \Select"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Selected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Selecting}.] To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select* the best authors for perusal. [bd]One peculiar nation to select.[b8] --Milton. The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his train selects. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Select \Select"\, a. [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See {Legend}.] Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice. A few select* spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher. --Macaulay.