Select and Want

Select

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

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Want and select are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Select".

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Select and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Select" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

character	select character	want character
part	select part	want part
body	select body	want body
name	select name	want name
Other words: way, characters, game, song, times, powers.

But a select few become suspicious; forming a resistance, they soon discover the truth — the Visitors are not like us, they are not our friends, and they don't want our help; they want our water.

Source: Series / V (1983)
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.

Source: Literature / Xeelee Sequence
The bittersweet part comes that this ending is possible if you select "I want to be the King" when Nicola asks you about your dream early in your childhood intro chapter.

Source: Bittersweet Ending / Video Games

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