Select and To pick

Select

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

To pick and select are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To pick" with "Select", this terms are similar.

To pick

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Select and to pick are semantically related. You can use "Select" instead a verb phrase "To pick".

Both terms in one sentence

  • The Friends want the Observer to select a chosen history to favour humanity — in particular, to pick out a causal line that would not include the Qax Occupation.
  • Video Game / Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Chimecho provides a Lampshade Hanging in Sky: "Even if you select a "No," you eventually have to select the "Yes," so it always ends up the same anyway..." Late in the Explorers games, during a major plot point a selection dialog pops up ... and there's ONLY ONE OPTION to pick from!
  • You're also allowed to select dead characters when it comes time to pick the culprit, which doesn't make any sense until you reach Sakura's murder, and discover that her killer was Sakura herself.
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