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Pick Picked Sth Sb Sb/Sth I Almak Choose

Level A2 
Kind verb
Front pick 
IPA  /pɪk   / verb [transitive]
Back seçmek
Back 2

pick (verb)

 /pɪk   / verb [transitive]
 
1 to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things
seçmek
 She picked her words carefully so as not to upset anybody.
 They picked Giles as their captain.
 Have I picked a bad time to visit?
 look at SELECT1
 2 to take a flower, fruit or vegetable from the place where it is growing
 (çiçek, meyve vb.) koparmak, toplamak
 I've picked you a bunch of flowers.
 to pick flowers/grapes/cotton
 3 to remove a small piece or pieces of sth with your fingers
çıkarmak, ayıklamak
 Don't pick your nose (burnunu karıştırma)!
 She picked a hair off her jacket.
IDIOMS
have a bone to pick with sb
to have sth that you want to complain to sb about
biriyle paylaşacak kozu olmak, biriyle görülecek hesabı olmak
pick and choose
to choose only the things that you like or want very much
seçip çıkarmak
pick a fight (with sb)
to start a fight with sb deliberately
kavga çıkarmak
pick a lock
to open a lock without using a key
 (kilit) kurcalayarak açmak
pick sb's pocket
to steal money, etc. from sb's pocket or bag
aşırmak, çarpmak
pick your way across, over, through, etc. sth
to walk carefully, choosing the best places to put your feet
dikkatli yürümek
 She picked her way over the rough ground.
PHRASAL VERBS
pick at sth
1 to eat only small amounts of food because you are not hungry
gıdım gıdım yemek
 2 to touch sth many times with your fingers
didiklemek
pick on sb
to behave unfairly or in a cruel way towards sb
takmak, sataşmak
pick sb/sth out
to choose or recognize sb/sth from a number of people or things; identify
seçmek, ayırmak
 I immediately picked Jean out in the photo.
pick up
to become better; to improve
toparlanmak
pick sb up
to collect sb in a car, etc.
 (araba vb. ile) almak
 We've ordered a taxi to pick us up at ten.
pick sb/sth up
1 to take hold of and lift sb/sth
eline almak, kaldırmak
 The phone stopped ringing just as I picked up the receiver.
 Lucy picked up the child and gave him a cuddle.
 2 to receive an electronic signal, sound or picture
 (radyo, televizyon yayını) almak
 In the north of France you can pick up English TV programmes.
pick sth up
1 to learn sth without formal lessons
kulaktan kaparak öğrenmek, pratikten öğrenmek
 Joe picked up a few words of Spanish on holiday.
 2 to go and get sth; to collect sth
gidip almak
 I have to pick up my jacket from the cleaner's.
 3 to get or find sth
almak, bulmak
 I picked up this book at the market.
 

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