selected
Syllables: se·lect·ed/sɪˈlɛktɪd/
selected adjective: that have been selected or chosen. Also the simple past and past participle of select.
Adjective
selected
- That have been selected or chosen.
- Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected...2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
Also used as
selected is also the simple past and past participle of select.
selected meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
selected in Hindi
- that have been selected or chosen
- चयनित caynit
selected in Tamil
- தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டது, தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட, தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டவை
selected in Marathi
- निवडलेले, निवडले, निवडलेला
selected in Urdu
- that have been selected or chosen
- منتخب muntaxib
More languagesFewer languages
- selected in Bengali
- নির্বাচিত
- selected in Telugu
- ఎంపిక చేయబడింది, ఎంపిక చేయబడినది, ఎంపిక చేయబడ్డారు
- selected in Malayalam
- തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത tiraññeṭutta
- selected in Kannada
- ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ, ಆಯ್ದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ, ಆಯ್ದ
- selected in Punjabi
- ਚੁਣੀ ਗਈ, ਚੁਣੀ ਹੋਈ, ਚੁਣੀ
- selected in Gujarati
- પસંદ કરેલ, પસંદ કરેલ છે, પસંદ કરેલું
- selected in Odia
- ଚଯ଼ନ ହୋଇଛି
- selected in Nepali
- चयन गरियो, चयन गरिएको, चुनिएको
Examples of selected in a sentence
- He was selected to give the opening speech thanks to his imposing, sonorous voice.
- You can quickly toggle the case of selected text by pressing Alt+C.
- In selected cases, endovascular thrombectomy can quickly remove a blockage that pharmaceutical thrombolysis can't budge.
Words formed from selected
Phrases with selected
Questions about selected
- What does selected mean?
- Selected means that have been selected or chosen.
- What is selected in Hindi?
- Selected in Hindi is चयनित (caynit). See Selected meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is selected?
- Selected is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce selected?
- Selected is pronounced /sɪˈlɛktɪd/.
Words near selected in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: selected (page history and authors); selected (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); selected (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); selected (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); selected (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); selected (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); selected (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); selected (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); selected (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); selected (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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