Real Dictionary

select
verb: If you select something, you choose it from a number of things of the same kind.

select in American English
chosen in preference to another or others; picked out, esp. for excellence or some special quality; picked
to choose or pick out from among others, as for excellence, desirability, etc.
to make a selection; choose
adjective: chosen in preference to another or others; selected
intransitive verb: to make a choice; pick
transitive verb: to choose in preference to another or others; pick out

select in British English
adjective: chosen in preference to another or others
verb: to choose (someone or something) in preference to another or others