Select and Taking

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Select verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

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Taking is a synonym for select. In some cases you can replace term "Taking" with "Select", this verbs are similar.

Taking adjective - Very pleasing to look at.

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Select is a synonym for taking. Sometimes you can use "Select" instead a verb "Taking".

Nearby Words: take, taken, taker, takingly

A suitcase gives you some extra room, but you can't simply select an item that's currently inside the case without taking the time to manually open/select it.

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And then, once you're in the Recycle Bin, I'm to to right-click on it and select "Empty recycle bin", because otherwise you'd just be taking up space.

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The fish is indeed boiled in the water, but as they usually select whitefish for the dish, it results in the fish taking on tremendous heat.

Source: Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce / Real Life

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