select vs selected :

select vs selected

select or selected

Select means to choose one or more elements of a unique set, could be of items, ideas or options out of privilege.

"I was asked to select the best out of the candidates."

Selected is the past tense of the word, select which means to have been chosen in the past.

"James selected the clothes to wash."



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  select
  • v  pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
  • s  of superior grade
    select peaches
  • s  selected or chosen for special qualifications
  selected
  • v  pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
    She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
  • a  chosen in preference to another
News & Articles
  select
  • Select Board questions LGC leader's qualifications
    NORTH HAMPTON — The town's Select Board is saying George Bald, interim executive director of the Local Government Center, isn't the right man for the job and that the center's permanent director should have an insurance background, not a municipal...
    June 13, 2013 - Portsmouth Herald
  • Bulls Come Back to Select Comfort
    By David Russell, reporter at OptionMonster NEW YORK -- The bulls are betting that Select Comfort is getting its mojo back. The mattress maker was a monster stock between 2009 and 2012, rocketing from under $1 to over $35. It then dropped for the next year but has been working its way higher since April. ... Click to view a price quote on SCSS . Click to research the Consumer Durables industry.
    June 13, 2013 - TheStreet.com
  • Select Therapies Brings In Motivational Speaker for Facility Rehabilitation Directors
    Select Therapies, a national rehabilitation therapy services company based in Aliso Viejo, CA recently brought in motivational speaker Scott Greenberg to keynote their annual directors meeting. Greenberg presented to 105 rehabilitation facility directors on the topics of resilience, change and stress management. (PRWeb June 13, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6 ...
    June 13, 2013 - PRWeb
  selected
  • Jury selected in Sheboygan teen's murder trial (story, video)
    Eleven men and three women were selected as jurors Friday morning to decide the fate of 14-year-old Nathan Paape, who is accused of taking part in the murder of his friend's great-grandmother in September.
    June 16, 2013 - The Appleton Post-Crescent
  • Jury selected in Sheboygan teen's murder trial (with video)
    Eleven men and three women were selected as jurors Friday morning to decide the fate of 14-year-old Nathan Paape, who is accused of taking part in the murder of his friend's great-grandmother in September.
    June 15, 2013 - Sheboygan Press
  • Selected for All American team
    Congratulations to Eddie Blatz, Lily Schmitt and Justin Guterding, Garden City High School Seniors selected to play on the 2013 Under Armour All - American Team. The nation’s top boys and girls high school seniors will play in the eighth annual Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic on Saturday, July 6 at Towson University’s Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, MD. read more
    June 14, 2013 - Garden City News