selective

sɪˈlɛktɪv
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Adjective

1.

choosing carefully

careful in choosing the best or most suitable option
  • She is very selective about her friends.هي انتقائية جدا في اختيار أصدقائها.
2.

limited application

applies only to a few things or people
  • The scholarship is highly selective.المنحة انتقائية للغاية.
3.

memory

tending to remember only convenient or chosen details
اِنْتِقَائِيّ مُتَحيِّز
  • He has a selective memory about past events.لديه ذاكرة انتقائية بشأن الأحداث الماضية.
4.

nature

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related to natural selection in biology
TECH.
  • Selective pressures influence evolution.تؤثر الضغوط الانتقائية في التطور.
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Expressions with selective: examples in English and translations in Arabic

سَمْع اِنْتِقَائِيّ
He has selective hearing when it comes to chores.
ذَاكِرَة انْتِقَائِيَّة
Her selective memory only recalls the good times.
مَعْلُومَاتٌ اِنْتِقَائِيَّةٌ
The report contained selective information to sway public opinion.
الخِدْمَة الإِلْزَامِيَّة
التَّجْنِيد الإِجْبَارِي
He registered for selective service at eighteen.
الانتباه الانتقائي
Selective attention helps students concentrate on their studies.
تَرْبِيَة انْتِقائِيّة
Selective breeding produced cows that give more milk than their ancestors.

Synonyms and analogies of selective in English

Examples of selective in a sentence

  • He remains selective when hiring junior staff.
  • The program is selective, admitting only top students.
  • Selective breeding focuses on specific animal traits.
  • Her selective memory often omits her mistakes.
  • Selective memory can alter one's perception of reality.
  • Selective forces favored thicker fur in the population.

Translations of "selective" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
اِنتِقائيadj.

Publishing selective statistics, they tried to throw dust in citizens' eyes again.

بنشر إحصاءات انتقائية، حاولوا من جديد ذرّ الرماد في عيون المواطنين.

مختارةadj.

Quite commonly, selective atrocities have this function.

ومن الشائع جداً أن تكون لأعمال وحشية مختارة هذه المهمة.

اِخْتِيَارِيّadj. - ikhtiyaarii

Secure key has been sent on selective basis based on your usage of online banking.

تم إرسال مفتاح الأمان على أساس اختياري مبني على مدى استخدامك للخدمات المصرفية عبر الانترنت.

منتقاةadj.

Sometimes selective compounds are added to influence growth, such as antibiotics.

كما يمكن إضافة مركبات نمو منتقاة إلى المستنبت، مثل المضادات الحيوية.

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selective: Examples and translations in context

Her dating experience has taught her to be more selective about partners.

علمتها تجربتها في المواعدة أن تكون أكثر انتقائية بشأن اختيار الشركاء.

Her selective attention allowed her to notice details others missed.

سمح لها انتباهها الانتقائي بملاحظة التفاصيل التي غفل عنها الآخرون.

Meditation can improve your ability to practice selective attention in daily life.

يمكن للتأمل أن يحسن قدرتك على ممارسة التركيز الانتقائي في حياتك اليومية.

They received scads of applications for the internship and had to be selective.

تلقوا أعداداً كبيرة من طلبات التدريب واضطروا أن يكونوا انتقائيين.

Artists often exhibit selective attention when they focus on their work amid distractions.

غالبًا ما يظهر الفنانون الانتباه الانتقائي عندما يركزون على عملهم وسط المشتتات.

They called her a loner, but she was just selective about her company.

كانوا يطلقون عليها لقب منعزلة، لكنها كانت فقط انتقائية بشأن صحبتها.

He practiced selective attention to isolate meaningful dialogues in the noisy café.

مارس الانتباه الانتقائي لعزل الحوارات ذات المغزى في المقهى الصاخب.

During the meeting, selective attention helped him identify the speaker's key arguments.

خلال الاجتماع، ساعده الانتباه الانتقائي في التعرف على الحجج الرئيسية للمتحدث.

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