pick

verb
UK: /pɪk/
US: /pɪk/

  1. To choose or select someone or something.

    1. I pick you for my team because you are strong. [ ] [ ]
    2. She had to pick between the blue dress and the green one, finding it difficult. [ ] [ ]

  2. To take something from a place or surface, often using your fingers.

    1. Pick up the trash you dropped near the bench. [ ] [ ]
    2. He learned to pick locks quietly and skillfully from a mysterious stranger. [ ] [ ]

  3. To remove flowers, fruit, or vegetables from plants.

    1. We pick apples in the orchard every autumn. [ ] [ ]
    2. Farmers pick strawberries early in the morning when they are fresh. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

choose pluck option election select harvest
pick noun

  1. The act of choosing or selecting.

    1. It was a good pick. [ ] [ ]
    2. Her pick for the lead role in the play was surprisingly controversial. [ ] [ ]

  2. A tool used for picking, such as a guitar pick or an ice pick.

    1. He uses a plastic pick. [ ] [ ]
    2. The climber used an ice pick to ascend the steep, frozen mountain. [ ] [ ]
pick adjective

  1. A choice from a group or a number of things.

    1. That's my pick. [ ] [ ]
    2. This one is the best pick of the entire collection. [ ] [ ]
pick intransitive-verb

  1. To choose something at random.

    1. Let's pick a number. [ ] [ ]
    2. They decided to pick names out of a hat to be completely fair. [ ] [ ]
pick phrasal-verb

  1. To annoy or provoke someone.

    1. Stop pick on me! [ ] [ ]
    2. My brother tends to pick on me, but he doesn't really mean it. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "pick" in English means: To choose or select someone or something., To take something from a place or surface, often using your fingers., To remove flowers, fruit, or vegetables from plants..

The phonetic transcription of "pick" is /pɪk/ in British English and /pɪk/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "pick": choose, pluck, option, election, select, harvest.

Example usage of "pick": "I pick you for my team because you are strong.". More examples on the page.