Selection - English meaning

Selection – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.
Usage examples:
Such men decided the selection of candidates
noun
A process in which environmental or genetic influences determine which types of organism thrive better than others, regarded as a factor in evolution.
Usage examples:
There has been more than enough time for selection to generate specific dna sequences of the requir…
noun
The action of choosing and acquiring plots of land for small farming on terms favourable to the buyer.
Usage examples:
Blocks ranging in area from 158 to 3,102 acres have been thrown open for selection

noun
The act of choosing, or the person or thing chosen
Usage examples:
[ c ] they performed a mix of old hits and selections from their new cd., [ c ] that bookstore has …

noun
The process of choosing someone or something from a group of people or things after careful thought
Usage examples:
The selection of sth/sb it is alleged that he tried to improperly influence the selection of a part…

Selection translation into English

Selection: translate from English into Chinese

选择, 拔, 甄拔

Selection: translate from English into Dutch

Selectie, Keuze, Keus, Keur, Teeltkeus, Bloemlezing

Selection: translate from English into French

Sélection, Choix

Selection: translate from English into German

Auswahl, Selektion, Wahl, Auslese, Auswählen, Tipp

Selection: translate from English into Hindi

चयन, चुनाव, सेलेक्शन, चुनना, सेट, बीनना, चुनावइंतिख़ाब, प्रवरण

Selection: translate from English into Italian

Selezione, Scelta, Assortimento, Cernita

Selection: translate from English into Korean

선택, 선발, 선, 선집, 분리, 선발된 것, 선발된 사람

Selection: translate from English into Russian

Выбор, Отбор, Подбор, Подборка, Селекция, Выборка, Набор, Сборник избранных произведений

Selection: translate from English into Spanish

Selección, Elección, Surtido

Word origin

early 17th century: from Latin selectio(n- ), from seligere ‘select by separating off’ (see select).

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Selection – similar words

selected

verb
Carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.
Usage examples:
Children must select their gcse subjects

adjective
(of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable.
Usage examples:
He joined his select team of young intelligence operatives

Selected - all meanings in English

select

verb
Carefully choose as being the best or most suitable.
Usage examples:
Children must select their gcse subjects

adjective
(of a group of people or things) carefully chosen from a larger number as being the best or most valuable.
Usage examples:
He joined his select team of young intelligence operatives

verb
Pick out or choose from a number of alternatives

Select - all meanings in English

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