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pick
What does pick mean?
pick (verb): to decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use pick in a sentence?
- I'll pick the one with the nicest name. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce pick?
/pɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does pick come from?
From Middle English piken, picken, pikken, from Old English *piccian, *pīcian (attested in pīcung (“a pricking”)), and pīcan, pȳcan (“to pick, prick, pluck”), both from Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to pick
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “pick” mean?
to make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy
Not quite: that's what upset means.
to decide upon, from a set of options; to select
Right! That's what “pick” means.
to build or form (something) by assembling parts
Not quite: that's what construct means.
to appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as
Not quite: that's what seem means.
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