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Pick Out (Verb)

Meaning 1

Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Examples

  • The boy was thrilled to pick out his birthday present from the numerous toys on display.
  • The florist helped her pick out the perfect bouquet of flowers for the wedding.
  • My sister loves to pick out her own clothes from the latest fashion collection.
  • Can you pick out your favorite among these ice cream flavors and try it.
  • She struggled to pick out a decent pair of jeans from the sale rack.

Synonyms

  • Choose
  • Select
  • Take

Hypernyms

  • Decide
  • Make Up One's Mind
  • Determine

Hyponyms

  • Cull Out
  • Take Out
  • Pick Over
  • Elect
  • Single Out
  • Propose
  • Winnow
  • Extract
  • Panel
  • Field
  • Set
  • Think Of
  • Go
  • Sieve
  • Sieve Out
  • Limit
  • Specify
  • Empanel
  • Dial
  • Skim Off
  • Pick
  • Set Apart
  • Sift
  • Adopt
  • Cream Off
  • Determine
  • Impanel
  • Espouse
  • Nominate
  • Plump
  • Fix
  • Screen Out
  • Anoint
  • Assign
  • Follow
  • Draw
  • Excerpt
  • Vote
  • Screen
  • Vote In

Meaning 2

Detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Examples

  • She strained her ears to pick out the sound of her child's voice in the crowded room.
  • The astronomer could pick out the flickering star through her telescope despite the heavy cloud cover.
  • I can pick out my sister's voice among the chatter of the crowd at the party.
  • He was able to pick out a few sentences of their conversation from behind the wall.
  • The keen-eyed birdwatcher managed to pick out the rare species among the dense foliage.

Synonyms

  • Spot
  • Tell Apart
  • Distinguish
  • Recognise
  • Make Out
  • Recognize
  • Discern

Hyponyms

  • Discriminate
  • Resolve
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