single something out (for as something)

single something out (for as something)
ˌsingle sb/sthˈout (for sth/as sb/sth) derived
to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention

She was singled out for criticism.

He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games.

Main entry:singlederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • single somebody out (for something something) — ˌsingle sb/sthˈout (for sth/as sb/sth) derived to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention • She was singled out for criticism. • He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games. Main entry: ↑singlederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • single somebody out (for something somebody) — ˌsingle sb/sthˈout (for sth/as sb/sth) derived to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention • She was singled out for criticism. • He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games. Main entry: ↑singlederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • single somebody out (for as something) — ˌsingle sb/sthˈout (for sth/as sb/sth) derived to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention • She was singled out for criticism. • He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games. Main entry: ↑singlederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • single something out (for something something) — ˌsingle sb/sthˈout (for sth/as sb/sth) derived to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention • She was singled out for criticism. • He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games. Main entry: ↑singlederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • single something out (for something somebody) — ˌsingle sb/sthˈout (for sth/as sb/sth) derived to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention • She was singled out for criticism. • He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games. Main entry: ↑singlederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • single something out (for as somebody) — ˌsingle sb/sthˈout (for sth/as sb/sth) derived to choose sb/sth from a group for special attention • She was singled out for criticism. • He was singled out as the outstanding performer of the games. Main entry: ↑singlederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dykes to Watch Out For — Several characters in Dykes To Watch Out For. From left to right: Mo, Sydney, Ginger, and Samia. Dykes to Watch Out For (sometimes DTWOF) was a comic strip by Alison Bechdel. The strip, which ran from 1983 to 2008, was one of the earliest ongoing …   Wikipedia

  • single out — verb 1. select from a group (Freq. 2) She was singled out for her outstanding performance • Hypernyms: ↑choose, ↑take, ↑select, ↑pick out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

  • single — sin|gle1 [ sıŋgl ] adjective *** ▸ 1 only one ▸ 2 not married ▸ 3 for one person ▸ 4 the same for everyone ▸ 5 considered separately ▸ 6 ticket: one way only ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) only one: We ought to be able to complete the work in a single day. The …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • single out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms single out : present tense I/you/we/they single out he/she/it singles out present participle singling out past tense singled out past participle singled out single someone out to choose one person from a group …   English dictionary

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