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to pick somebody's pocket
/pˈɪk sˈʌmbɑːdiz pˈɑːkɪt/
to pick somebody's pocket
01
to steal money or valuables from someone's pocket without them noticing
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
pocket
Base verb
pick
Present tense
pick somebody's pocket
3rd person singular
picks somebody's pocket
Present participle
picking somebody's pocket
Past simple
picked somebody's pocket
Past participle
picked somebody's pocket
Examples
Someone picked his pocket on the bus.
