pick
/pɪk/ verb [T]Translation
CHOOSE › to choose something or someone
seçmek
Do you want to help me pick some numbers for my lottery ticket? I was never picked for the school football team.778FLOWERS/FRUIT, ETC › If you pick flowers, fruit, etc, you take them off a tree or out of the ground.
toplamak; koparmak
I picked some apples this morning.778REMOVE › to remove small pieces from something with your fingers
ayıklamak, seçmek, parmaklarla almak
You'll have to let the glue dry and then you can pick it off.785787 pick a fight/argument › to start a fight or argument with someone
kavgayı/tartışmayı başlatmak
7071158 pick sb's pocket › to steal something from someone's pocket
pick at sth phrasal verb aşırmak, çarpmak, çalmak, soymak
→ See also have a bone to pick with sb397FOOD › to only eat a small amount of your food because you are worried or ill
isteksiz ve nazlanarak yemek
He picked at his food but had no appetite.846REMOVE › to remove small pieces from something with your fingers
pick on sb phrasal verb parmaklarıyla ayıklamak/küçük parçaları almak
If you keep picking at that scab it'll never heal.785 › to choose a person and criticize or treat them unfairly
pick sth/sb out phrasal verb takmak, sürekli kusur bulmak; eleştirmek, sataşmak, uğraşmak
He just started picking on me for no reason.9331173 › to choose someone or something from a group of people or things
pick sth/sb up phrasal verb seçmek, ayırt etmek, belirlemek, ayırmak
She picked out a red shirt for me to try on.1885LIFT › to lift something or someone by using your hands
eğilip almak, tutup kaldırmak
He picked his coat up off the floor. Just pick up the phone and call him. 1602COLLECT › to collect someone who is waiting for you, or to collect something that you have left somewhere
pick sth up phrasal verb birini/bir şeyi gidip almak/alıp getirmek
Can you pick me up from the airport? I've got to pick up those books I ordered.1637GET › to get something
almak, satın almak
I picked up a leaflet on mortgages while I was at the bank. She picked up some real bargains in the sale.777LEARN › to learn a new skill or language by practising it and not by being taught it
kulaktan kaparak öğrenmek, kapmak, edinmek; (beceri/dil) uygulayarak öğrenmek
He hadn't done any skiing before the holiday, but he picked it up really quickly.1123ILLNESS › to get an illness from someone or something
kapmak, hastalığa yakalanmak; hastalık kapmak
She picked up a nasty stomach bug while she was on holiday.574SIGNAL › If a piece of equipment picks up a signal, it receives it.
sinyal almak
Antennas around the top of the ship picked up the radar signals.1219NOTICE › to notice something
pick sb up phrasal verb (koku vb.) almak, farketmek
Police dogs picked up the scent of the two men from clothes they had left behind.1843RELATIONSHIP › to start talking to someone in order to try to begin a romantic relationship with them
...ile tanışmak, tavlamak, yakınlık kurmaya başlamak
6302115POLICE › If the police pick someone up, they take that person to the police station.
pick up phrasal verb birini alıp karakola götürmek, yakalamak; durdurup sorguya çekmek
1637697SITUATION › If a business or social situation picks up, it improves.
toparlanmak, iyiye gitmek, gelişmek, düzelmek
Business is really starting to pick up now.1840WIND › If the wind picks up, it becomes stronger.
pick up sth phrasal verb rüzgâr gittikçe şiddetlenmek/hız kazanmak
1512 › If a vehicle picks up speed, it starts to go faster.
hızını arttırmak, süratlenmek
16191680(Definition of pick verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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