selecting

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of choosing or making a selection from among a group of options.

  - "After careful consideration, she selecting the best candidate for the job."
  - "The jury is still selecting the verdict."
  - "He is selecting his clothes for the party."

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Antonyms

deselect

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Synonyms

choose , opt

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with selecting
selecting , connecting , reciting , reflecting , detaching

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Variants

List of all variants of selecting that leads to same result
select , selected , selecting , selects , self-select , self-selected , self-selecting , self-selection , self-selection bias , self-selections , self-selects

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Forms

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past tense: selected, past participle: selected, gerund: selecting

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Etymology

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From Old French 'selecter' meaning 'to pick out' or 'choose'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'selecting' contains the letter sequence 'lect' which is also found in the word 'lecture'.

2. In the game of chess, the move 'en passant' allows a pawn to 'select' an opponent's pawn as if it had moved two squares forward on its first move.

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Related Concepts

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1. decision-making: The process of making a choice between multiple options.

2. selection: The chosen option or group of options.

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Culture

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In literature, 'selecting' is often used in the context of making choices or decisions, such as in the title of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'This Side of Paradise'. In art, there are several pieces that depict the act of selecting, such as Brueghel's 'The Parable of the Blind'.

How to Memorize "selecting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person going through a stack of papers and carefully selecting the one they want.
   - Visualize a store display where customers select items they want to buy.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of making a choice.
   - Think of the word 'selecting' as synonymous with 'choosing'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sally Likes Violets' to remember the past tense 'selected'.
   - Remember the word 'selecting' as 'select' plus 'ing'.

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