pick up

/pˈɪk ˈʌp/

to pick up

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: pick]

prendre

to take and lift something up

Synonymes : gather up

saisir

to notice or become aware of something, such as a sense, sign, etc.

Synonymes : catch

Exemples

1. The police officer picks up the evidence with a gloved hand.

2. The kids have to pick up their toys before bedtime.

3. He picked up a beautiful head of savoy cabbage from the market.

4. I picked up a penny off the ground.