pick out
To remove by pickingTo remove by picking.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To remove by picking.
выковы́риватьvykovýrivatʹ, вы́ковырятьvýkovyrjatʹ
(transitive)To select.
auswählen, heraussuchen
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
(idiomatic, transitive)To distinguish; discern.
erkennen, unterscheiden
(transitive)To ornament or relieve with lines etc. of a different, usually lighter, colour.
a dark green carriage body picked out with red
(idiomatic, transitive)To detect using one's senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste).
detect with the senses
(idiomatic, transitive)To send a long pass or cross to.
(transitive)To play music slowly, such as when practicing.
Examples
66 sentencesHe picked out the best book.
Він вибрав найкращу книгу. — mkazarian
Tom picked out a gift for Mary.
Том вибрав подарунок для Мері. — deniko
deTom suchte für Maria ein Geschenk aus. — pne
Tom picked out a book to read.
Том вибрав, яку книжку він читатиме. — deniko
Pick out the shirt that you like best.
Виберіть сорочку, яка вам найбільше подобається. — mkazarian
ruВыберите рубашку, которая вам больше всего нравится. — marafon
deSuchen Sie sich das Hemd aus, das Ihnen am besten gefällt. — Fingerhut
Did you pick that out yourself?
ruТы сам это выбрал? — marafon
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From pick + out. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpikke (“to pick out”), Dutch uitpikken (“toFrom pick + out. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpikke (“to pick out”), Dutch uitpikken (“to pick out”).
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Forms
picks out, picking out, picked out, picked out| Base form | pick out · to pick out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | picks out |
| Present participle | picking out |
| Past simple | picked out |
| Past participle | picked out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- pick upпідбирати, підніматиTo lift; to grasp and raise.
- pick outвзяти, братиTo remove by picking.
- pick apartстукати, стукнутиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pick, apart.
- pick offTo remove by picking.
- pick onTo bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass.
- pick overTo choose all of the desirable items from (an array of options); to look for the most desirable items among.
- pick throughTo look through a group or list in order to select what one desires.
Synonyms
10 synonyms- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives:choosetakeselect
- detect with the senses:spotrecognizerecognisedistinguishdiscernmake outtell apart
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb