Meaning

3 senses
  1. (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

  2. To touch, grab, handle, or pull tentatively or gingerly, using a utensil or one's fingers.

    (idiomatic, transitive)Synonym of peck at.

  3. (idiomatic, transitive)To pick on or repeatedly criticize (someone).

Examples

214 sentences
  1. She picked him up at the station.

    Вона забрала його зі станції.

    ruОна подобрала его на станции.

    deSie holte ihn am Bahnhof ab.

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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?

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  4. 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.

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  5. 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.

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Forms

picks at, picking at, picked at, picked at
Base formpick at · to pick at
3rd person singularpicks at
Present participlepicking at
Past simplepicked at
Past participlepicked at

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypick at
he, she, itpicks at

Past simpleLesson

all personspicked at

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave picked at
he, she, ithas picked at

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pick at

Synonyms

31 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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