PICK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of pick – Learner’s Dictionary

pick
verb [ T ]
uk
/pɪk/
us

pick verb [T] (CHOOSE)

B1
to choose something or someone:
Do you want to help me pick some numbers for my lottery ticket?
I was never picked for the school football team.
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pick verb [T] (FLOWERS/FRUIT, ETC)

B1
If you pick flowers, fruit, etc, you take them off a tree or out of the ground:
I picked some apples this morning.

pick verb [T] (REMOVE)

to remove small pieces from something with your fingers:
You'll have to let the glue dry and then you can pick it off.
pick a fight/argument
to start a fight or argument with someone
pick sb's pocket
to steal something from someone's pocket
pick
noun
uk
/pɪk/
us
the pick of sth
the best of a group of things or people
have/take your pick
to choose what you want:
We've got tea, coffee, or hot chocolate - take your pick.

(Definition of pick from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of pick

in Chinese (Traditional)
挑選, 選擇, 除去…
in Chinese (Simplified)
挑选, 选择, 除去…
in Spanish
escoger, coger, pico…
in Portuguese
pinçar, escolher, colher…
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घेणे, उचलणे, निवडणे…
~を選ぶ, 選択する, (花や果物を)摘む…
seçmek, toplamak, koparmak…
choisir, cueillir, gratter…
escollir, collir, pic…
kiezen, plukken, optillen…
चुनना, चुन कर निकालना, छाँटना…
ઉપાડવું, લઈ લેવું, પસંદ કરવું…
vælge, plukke, løfte…
välja [ut], plocka ut, plocka…
memilih, memetik, mengangkat…
auswählen, pflücken, hochheben…
velge, plukke, pirke…
چھانٹنا, منتخب کرنا, چُننا…
вибирати, відбирати, збирати…
выбирать, подбирать, собирать (цветы…
ఎంచుకొను, కొన్ని వస్తువులు తీసుకొని, కొన్ని వస్తువులను వదిలి వేయడం…
يَخْتار, يَقْطُف, مِعول…
তুলে নেওয়া, কিছু জিনিস তুলে নেওয়া এবং অন্যগুলিকে ফেলে রাখা, আঙুল দিয়ে কোনো কিছু থেকে অন্যান্য জিনিস বা ছোটো টুকরো সরিয়ে দেওয়া…
vybrat si, trhat, sbírat…
memilih, memetik, mengangkat…
เลือก, เด็ด, ยก…
chọn, nhặt, nâng lên…
wybierać, zbierać, zdejmować…
(사람이나, 물건을) 선발하다, 고르다…
scegliere, cogliere, piccone…
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