PICK UP — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

pick up

Gain or regain energy. Приклади
  • I picked up after a nap.
Get better. Приклади
  • Her performance in school picked up.
Lift out or reflect from a background. Приклади
  • The scarf picks up the color of the skirt.
  • His eyes picked up his smile.
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally. Приклади
  • I learned that she has two grown-up children.
  • I see that you have been promoted.
Eat by pecking at, like a bird.
Take up by hand. Приклади
  • He picked up the book and started to read.
Take into custody. Приклади
  • The police nabbed the suspected criminals.
Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism. Приклади
  • Music can uplift your spirits.
Give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift. Приклади
  • We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway.
Take and lift upward.
Recieve (perceptual input). Приклади
  • Pick up a signal.
Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily. Приклади
  • 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.
Buy casually or spontaneously. Приклади
  • I picked up some food for a snack.
Gather or collect. Приклади
  • 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.
Get in addition, as an increase. Приклади
  • The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home.
Meet someone for sexual purposes. Приклади
  • He always tries to pick up girls in bars.
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