pick at
To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingersTo touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
» She picked him up at the station.
Sie holte ihn am Bahnhof ab.
Sie hat ihn am Bahnhof abgeholt.
Она подобрала его на станции.
Вона забрала його зі станції.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
pluck or pull at with the fingers
To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.
(idiomatic, transitive)Synonym of peck at.
(idiomatic, transitive)To pick on or repeatedly criticize (someone).
Examples
214 sentencesShe picked him up at the station.
Вона забрала його зі станції.
ruОна подобрала его на станции.
deSie holte ihn am Bahnhof ab.
Tom said he'd pick me up at 2:30.
Том сказав, що забере мене о пів на третю.
ruТом сказал, что заберёт меня в половине третьего.
Can you pick me up at the station?
Ти можеш мене забрати зі станції?
ruВы могли бы забрать меня с вокзала?
deKannst du mich vom Bahnhof abholen?
Tom said that he'd pick me up at 2:30.
Том сказав, що забере мене о пів на третю.
ruТом сказал, что заберёт меня в половине третьего.
I'll pick him up at 5.
Я заїду за ним о п’ятій.
ruЯ заеду за ним в пять.
deIch werde ihn um fünf abholen.
Forms
picks at, picking at, picked at, picked at| Base form | pick at · to pick at |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | picks at |
| Present participle | picking at |
| Past simple | picked at |
| Past participle | picked at |
irregular
Synonyms
31 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle