Selection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of choosing or selecting

an assortment of things from which a choice can be made

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sᵻlˈɛkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪlˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪlˈɛkʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /sᵻlˈɛkʃən/.

Examples

your choice of colors was unfortunate
you can take your pick
the store carried a large selection of shoes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

natural selection extract pick option excerption choice survival of the fittest survival excerpt

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of choosing or selecting “your choice of colors was unfortunate”
noun	an assortment of things from which a choice can be made “the store carried a large selection of shoes”
noun	the person or thing chosen or selected “he was my pick for mayor”
noun	a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
noun	a passage selected from a larger work “he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings”

Word Forms

select	verb	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
opt	verb	select as an alternative over another
pick	verb	select carefully from a group
excerpt	verb	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
extract	verb	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auswahl

der Akt des Wählens oder Auswählens

🇫🇷French

sélection

l'acte de choisir ou de sélectionner

🇪🇸Spanish

selección

el acto de elegir o seleccionar

🇮🇹Italian

selezione

l'atto di scegliere o selezionare

🇳🇱Dutch

selectie

de handeling van kiezen of selecteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

seleção

o ato de escolher ou selecionar

🇷🇺Russian

выбор

акт выбора или отбора

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चयन

चुनने या चयन करने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্বাচন

বাছাই বা নির্বাচন করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

தேர்வு

தேர்ந்தெடுக்கும் அல்லது தேர்ந்தெடுக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎంపిక

ఎంచుకోవడం లేదా ఎంచుకోవడం చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

निवड

निवडण्याची किंवा निवडण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

પસંદગી

પસંદ અથવા પસંદ કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಯ್ಕೆ

ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ്

തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുന്നതിനോ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੋਣ

ਚੁਣਨ ਜਾਂ ਚੁਣਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

انتخاب

منتخب کرنے یا منتخب کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

选择

选择或选择的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

選択

選択または選択する行為

🇰🇷Korean

선택

선택하거나 선택하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lựa chọn

hành động lựa chọn hoặc lựa chọn

🇹🇭Thai

การเลือก

การเลือกหรือการเลือก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pilihan

tindakan memilih atau menyeleksi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpili

ang pagkilos ng pagpili o pagpili

🇲🇾Malay

pemilihan

perbuatan memilih atau memilih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اختيار

فعل الاختيار أو الاختيار

🇮🇷Persian

انتخاب

عمل انتخاب یا انتخاب

🇹🇷Turkish

seçim

seçme veya seçme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּחִירָה

פעולת הבחירה או הבחירה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'selection'?

The primary meaning of 'selection' is 'the act of choosing or selecting'.

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'selection' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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