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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

Uses and contexts: the word appears in everyday language, in administrative and clerical tasks, and in digital

Related forms and alternatives: the noun corresponding to the act is seleção, while the past participle is

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.

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.
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.
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.