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seleccionar

select

Escoger una cosa o persona entre varias opciones.

Definition & meaning

Seleccionar means to select or to choose someone or something from a group, usually according to particular criteria.

  • Seleccionaron a tres candidatos. — They selected three candidates.
  • Selecciona el archivo. — Select the file.

Grammar & Word origin

A regular -ar verb. It comes from selección (“selection”), ultimately from Latin selectio.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Synonyms: elegir means “to choose” and is broader; escoger also means “to choose,” often with a more personal or informal sense.
  • Antonyms: descartar means “to rule out,” while rechazar means “to reject,” often more emphatically.

Common phrases & collocations

  • seleccionar candidatos — to select candidates
  • seleccionar una opción — to select an option
  • seleccionar todo — to select all, especially in a digital interface

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Examples

Debemos seleccionar una película para ver esta noche.verb

We must select a movie to watch tonight.

¿Ya seleccionaste el proyecto que quieres presentar mañana?verb

Have you already selected the project you want to present tomorrow?

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