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 | Example:
• 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 | Example:
• 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 | Example:
• 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 | Example:
• I picked up some food for a snack
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register (perceptual input) | Example:
• pick up a signal
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10 |
lift out or reflect from a background | Example:
• The scarf picks up the color of the skirt • His eyes picked up his smile
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meet someone for sexual purposes | Example:
• he always tries to pick up girls in bars
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fill with high spirits; fill with optimism | Example:
• Music can uplift your spirits
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improve significantly; go from bad to good | Example:
• Her performance in school picked up
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perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily | Example:
• 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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