selection

Definition

  • noun: the act of choosing something or someone from a group
  • noun: the act or process of 'selecting'
  • sometimes used before another noun
  • synonyms: choice, quotation

Examples

  • His 'selection' as athlete of the year surprised many people. [=people were surprised when he was selected/chosen as athlete of the year]

  • She sang 'selections' from her new album. [=she sang songs that she selected from her new album]

  • It was not easy to 'make my selection'. [=it was not easy to choose]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) This seem interesting. Long term memory retrieval. Volume . - No. - Woo. A real page turner. Long term memory data selection via channel sober be. See. Fun already. Oh, you lucky dog. You're reading these cool things, I got to go work. Life is so unfair. (..)
    2015 Inside Out