selected

Everyday

1. Selected means chosen from a group, often carefully: "she was selected for the team". tree →
2. Selected (adjective) means only some, not all: "on sale in selected shops". tree →
3. On a computer, selected text or items are marked (highlighted) so you can do something with them. tree →

In the lessons

In school, pupils are selected for teams, choirs and roles in plays. In maths, "a number is selected at random" is about chance (probability). In shops, "selected items half price" means only some items are reduced. Phrases: selected for, carefully selected, selected at random, in selected stores.

Examples

• Mia was selected for the netball team. tree →
• Selected items are half price this week. tree →
• A card is selected at random from 52 cards. tree →
• Click the selected text and make it bold. tree →
• Only five pupils were selected to read in assembly. tree →
• The chef uses carefully selected fruit. tree →
• If one of 4 balls is selected, the chance of red is 1 in 4. tree →
• Parallels.--Sorcerers' pupils seem to be generally selected for their stupidity--in folk-tales. tree →

Note

Past form of select: selected. Noun: selection. "Selected" sounds more formal than "chosen". In probability, "selected at random" means every item has the same chance.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah God "selected" three letters and sealed them to form His Name, which is a picture of how the universe was made out of letters. In the primary lessons: In school, pupils are selected for teams, choirs and roles in plays. In maths, "a number is selected at random" is about chance (probability). In shops, "selected items half price" means only some items are reduced. Phrases: selected for, carefully selected, selected at random, in selected stores.

Examples

• He selected three letters from among the simple ones and sealed them and formed them into a Great (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• He selected three letters from the simple ones, and sealed them as forming his great Name, I H V and he sealed the universe in six directions. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• His ministers a flaming fire." (Psalm 104, 4.) [1:13] He selected three consonants from the simple ones which are in the hidden secret of three mothers or first elements: א"מ"ש air, water and ether or fire. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Past form of select: selected. Noun: selection. "Selected" sounds more formal than "chosen". In probability, "selected at random" means every item has the same chance.