to pick
- verb
- /pɪk/
- We get to pick what books we're reading, and we get to pick what we want.
- pick one
- pick the best
- pick and choose
We might see it and say they're picking the the winner.
- We might see it and say they're picking the the winner.
- So yeah, I would pick one of my grandparents.
- Pick your company, pick someone that you agree with.
- We could flip a coin and pick one branch and take that.
- He actually frames this in terms of picking the wrong middle term.
- So make sure that you pick the right choice there.
- OK, number one, I would pick a category.
- But look, you, you can pick your balance, OK?
Examples
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The teacher should then tell the student to "pick one" and wait 5 seconds.
Academic text (2013) -
Just pick an envelope and tell me what it says I have to do.
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Now it is your turn to pick the the next course.
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Pick your company, pick someone that you agree with.
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The interventionist then asked her to pick other fun and easy books to take home to read.
Academic text (2012) -
Ms. Felix works with James to pick an option that works best for him related to his writing.
Academic text (2013) -
You've got surveys and you have to pick the top questions.
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And at the end, pick the best slime candy.
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It is important to carefully pick the right ingredients for your recipe.
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Before you make a decision, take your time to pick the best option from the available choices.
Synonyms
Pick one thing or person from a group
Choose something from several options
To choose someone or something from a group
To choose what to do after thinking about the options
Choose one person or thing from a group
To choose one thing from two or more options
To choose one thing from several options
Choose one thing from several available
To choose only the best people or things for yourself
To choose carefully by yourself for a special purpose
Choose any one you want from the options
Choose the best items by hand one by one
Choose something in advance
To choose some items from a group and separate them from others
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To choose which problems to deal with instead of trying to solve every problem
- Informal
Challenge someone of similar size or strength instead of someone weaker
- Informal
To leave a group or activity because you do not get your way
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Choose only data that supports an idea and ignore data that disagrees
To start an earlier activity or conversation again after an interruption
- Specialized
To copy one change from a code branch into another without copying other changes
Touching scabs again and again so they do not heal, sometimes meaning you reopen old hurts
- Informal
To ask someone for ideas or advice about something they know well
Compounds
- Specialized
A play where the pitcher or catcher throws quickly to tag a runner off base
- Specialized
A rare disease passed from parents that makes fat build up in the body's cells
- Specialized
A tool with a pointed end and a flat blade for digging and breaking hard soil or rock
- Specialized
A hand tool with a pointed end and a flat blade for digging and breaking hard rocky soil
How Carefully
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pick comes from an old word for a 'point' or 'to pluck', and it grew to mean taking something out by a small movement; so to pick is to choose one thing out of a group.