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select

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/sɪˈlɛkt/ · se-lect

To choose from a number of options.

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Meanings

verbformal

To choose from a number of options.

کچھ اختیارات میں سے کسی کو چننا۔

منتخب کرنا

muntakhib karna

Formal: چناؤ کرنا

Synonyms

choose pick optچنناانتخاب کرناپکڑنا

Antonyms

reject dismiss ignoreرد کرنانہ ماننانظر انداز کرنا

Common Collocations

select an option
select items
select a menu

Example Sentences

Please select your preferred option from the list.

براہ کرم فہرست میں سے اپنی پسند کا اختیار منتخب کریں۔

Barah-e-karam fehrist mein se apni pasand ka ikhtiyar muntakhib karen.

You can select multiple items to compare.

آپ موازنہ کرنے کے لیے متعدد اشیاء منتخب کر سکتے ہیں۔

Aap mawazna karne ke liye muta'iddad ashyaa muntakhib kar sakte hain.

Make sure to select the correct answer.

یقینی بنائیں کہ صحیح جواب منتخب کریں۔

Yaqini banain ke sahi jawab muntakhib karen.

Easily Confused With

elect:To elect is to formally choose someone for a position, often in a vote, while to select can mean to choose without the formal aspect of voting.

Word Family

selection

nounمنتخب کردہ

selective

adjectiveانتخابی

selector

nounمنتخب کرنے والا

💡 Memory Tip

Remember 'select' as 'sELECT'. You ELECT an option from a list.

Visualize a person at a ballot box, selecting their choice.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

چن چن کر بادل بننا!

Chun chun kar badal banna!

Select carefully to build something great!

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "seligere" — to choose

First known use: 14th century

The word 'select' comes from the Latin 'seligere', which means 'to choose, to pick out'. Its use in English dates back to the late Middle Ages.