/ Dictionary / Index S select: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: se•lect Pronunciation: (si-lekt'), [key] — v.t. to choose in preference to another or others; pick out. —v.i. to make a choice; pick. —adj. chosen in preference to another or others; selected. choice; of special value or excellence. careful or fastidious in selecting; discriminating. carefully or fastidiously chosen; exclusive: a select group of friends. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: select (Thesaurus) seldom selectance Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language