selected

Collocations

4

ADJ.

all, blue, pure, special

She wore a blue selected dress for the important meeting yesterday.

SELECTED + NOUN

car, chairman, christmas, hat, majority, mezzo-soprano, office, people

The committee selected the chairman at their annual meeting last week.

PREP.

among, in

She was selected among hundreds of applicants for the prestigious internship program.

ADV.

almost, always, carefully, especially

The teacher carefully selected five students to present their projects at the assembly.

Definitions

adj

1

That have been selected or chosen.

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

unselected

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rariti

Wiktionary

02

Those selected will have to face extensive medical and psychological tests.

Tatoeba · #1731

03

We selected the chairman by a vote.

Tatoeba · #22794

04

This car was selected the "car of the year".

Tatoeba · #58745

05

The president shall be selected by majority vote.

Tatoeba · #275912

06

He selected a pair of socks to match his suit.

Tatoeba · #290178