Selecionando

Selecionando is the gerund form of the Portuguese verb selecionar, meaning to select or to choose. It denotes the action of selecting something from a set of options and is commonly used to express an ongoing or in-progress action, as in ele está selecionando os candidatos.

Grammatically, selecionar is a regular -ar verb, and its gerund ends in -ando. In Brazilian Portuguese the form selecionando is frequently used to express progressive aspect (present continuous). In European Portuguese, speakers may use the construction está a selecionar to convey a similar meaning, though selecting the gerund is still widely understood and common in many contexts.

Uses and contexts: the word appears in everyday language, in administrative and clerical tasks, and in digital interfaces. It can describe filtering data, choosing items, or compiling a list. In computing and user interfaces, mensagens such as "Selecionando..." or status indicators indicate that the system is in the process of making a selection. In recruitment, research, and project management, it refers to the act of narrowing candidates, data, or options to a final subset.

Related forms and alternatives: the noun corresponding to the act is seleção, while the past participle is selecionado and the noun phrase the seleção de dados refers to the act of selecting data. For formal writing, one might prefer a noun-based construction like em processo de seleção rather than overusing the gerund in formal prose.

Examples:

Ela está selecionando os documentos para a reunião.

O sistema está exibindo a tela de seleção enquanto você escolhe os filtros.

A equipe está selecionando candidatos para o programa.