- selection
- noun1 process of choosing/being chosenADJECTIVE▪ careful▪
the careful selection of building materials
▪ random▪ initial▪ final▪ judicial (esp. AmE), jury▪ team▪ Darwinian, natural, sexual▪Natural selection is a key element of Darwin's theory of evolution.
VERB + SELECTION▪ make▪She took a long time to make her selection.
▪ base on▪Selection is based on standards of quality.
▪ win (esp. BrE)▪She hopes to win selection for the Olympic team.
SELECTION + NOUN▪ criteria, policy (esp. BrE)▪ procedure, process▪ bias▪These results may have been caused by selection bias.
▪ board, committee, panel (esp. BrE)▪ pressure▪evolutionary selection pressures
PREPOSITION▪ selection as▪his selection as candidate for the party
▪ selection for2 number of people/things that have been chosenADJECTIVE▪ varied, wide▪ random▪We interviewed a random selection of teenagers.
▪ representative▪ judicious, well-chosen▪ final▪The final selection of winners will be announced at the end of the event.
VERB + SELECTION▪ contain, include▪The catalogue includes a selection of his poetry.
▪ play▪She played a selection of waltzes.
PREPOSITION▪ selection from, selection of▪a selection of hits from well-known musicals
3 collection of things from which sth can be chosenADJECTIVE▪ broad, comprehensive, extensive, huge, large, vast, wide▪We offer a broad selection of products.
▪ limited, poor, small▪ excellent, fine, good, great, interesting, nice, superb▪ menu, wine▪The wine selection isn't bad.
▪The menu selection is very limited.
▪ musicalVERB + SELECTION▪ offer▪The restaurant offers a wide selection of cocktails.
▪ find▪You'll find a good selection of paints at this store.
▪ feature▪Their website features a large selection of photographs.
▪ choose fromPREPOSITION▪ selection of
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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