Толковый словарь английского языка - select

I. adjective see: suicide Date: circa 1555 chosen from a number or group by fitness or preference, 2. of special value or excellence ; superior, choice, exclusively or fastidiously chosen often with regard to social, economic, or cultural characteristics, judicious or restrictive in choice ; discriminating , ~able adjective ~ness noun ~or noun II. verb Date: 1566 transitive verb to choose (as by fitness or excellence) from a number or group ; pick out, intransitive verb to make a choice, III. noun Date: 1610 one that is ~