pluck out
pluck out · plucks out · plucked out · plucking out
To remove by pluckingTo remove by plucking.
» These figures are not plucked out of thin air.
Diese Zahlen sind nicht aus der Luft gegriffen. — al_ex_an_der
Эти цифры не с потолка взяты. — marafon
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2 sensesTo remove by plucking.
To select; to pick out.
Examples
2 sentencesThese figures are not plucked out of thin air.
ruЭти цифры не с потолка взяты. — marafon
deDiese Zahlen sind nicht aus der Luft gegriffen. — al_ex_an_der
You cannot pluck love out of your heart as you would pull a tooth.
ruТы не можешь вырвать любовь из своего сердца так, как мог бы вырвать зуб. — caponych
deMan kann Liebe nicht aus seinem Herzen reißen, so wie man einen Zahn zieht. — faehrmann
Translations
1 languagesForms
plucks out, plucking out, plucked out, plucked out| Base form | pluck out · to pluck out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plucks out |
| Present participle | plucking out |
| Past simple | plucked out |
| Past participle | plucked out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons 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