selected
part of speech
adjective (selected); past form of the verb select (select, selects, selected, selecting)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense 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.
Trees and pragmatics
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