to pick up on
01
uppfatta, märka
to notice something that is not immediately obvious
Transitive: to pick up on a situation
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
oskiljbar
partikel
on
grundverb
pick up
presens
pick up on
3:e person singular
picks up on
presens particip
picking up on
enkelt preteritum
picked up on
perfekt particip
picked up on
Exempel
As a skilled detective, he could pick up on subtle behavioral cues that indicated when someone was lying.
Som en skicklig detektiv kunde han uppfatta subtila beteendesignaler som indikerade när någon ljög.
02
påpeka, rätta
to express disapproval or correct someone's statement
Transitive: to pick up on an error or remark
Exempel
In the debate, he misquoted a statistic, but his opponent immediately picked up on it and corrected him.
I debatten citerade han en statistik felaktigt, men hans motståndare uppfattade det omedelbart och rättade honom.
03
återkomma till, hänvisa till
to refer to or comment on a topic or point that was mentioned earlier in a conversation
Transitive: to pick up on a topic or point
Exempel
Earlier in our chat, you brought up a new book you were reading. I wanted to pick up on that and ask for the title.
Tidigare i vår chatt nämnde du en ny bok som du läste. Jag ville återkomma till det och fråga efter titeln.
