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English to English verb source: wordnet30 Example:
• He picked up the book and started to read
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give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift |
• We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway
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• You can get the results on Monday
• She picked up the children at the day care center
• They pick up our trash twice a week
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get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally |
• I learned that she has two grown-up children
• I see that you have been promoted
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get in addition, as an increase |
• The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home
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• the police nabbed the suspected criminals
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buy casually or spontaneously |
• I picked up some food for a snack
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register (perceptual input) |
• pick up a signal
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lift out or reflect from a background |
• The scarf picks up the color of the skirt
• His eyes picked up his smile
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meet someone for sexual purposes |
• he always tries to pick up girls in bars
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fill with high spirits; fill with optimism |
• Music can uplift your spirits
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improve significantly; go from bad to good |
• Her performance in school picked up
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perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily |
• I caught the aroma of coffee
• He caught the allusion in her glance
• ears open to catch every sound
• The dog picked up the scent
• Catch a glimpse
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eat by pecking at, like a bird | source: wordnet30 Example:
• I picked up after a nap
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