pick up Sentence Examples
- Emily picked up the phone to call her friend.
- The teacher instructed the students to pick up their belongings.
- I picked up the groceries from the store on the way home.
- The dog picked up the ball and wagged its tail excitedly.
- You need to pick up your pace if you want to finish the race in time.
- The child picked up the broken vase and carefully glued it back together.
- The artist picked up his brush and started painting a masterpiece.
- The doctor picked up the X-ray and examined it closely.
- I picked up a new skill after taking a few classes.
- The waiter picked up the empty plates and took them back to the kitchen.
pick up Meaning
pick up (v)
take and lift upward
take up by hand
give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
gather or collect
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
get in addition, as an increase
take into custody
buy casually or spontaneously
register (perceptual input)
lift out or reflect from a background
meet someone for sexual purposes
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
improve significantly; go from bad to good
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
eat by pecking at, like a bird
gain or regain energy
pick up (n.)
Alt. of Pickup
Synonyms & Antonyms of pick up
FAQs About the word pick up
take and lift upward, take up by hand, give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift, gather or collect, get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally, get in
boost, spurt, upturn, upswing,increase, flutter, burst, recrudescence, epidemic, outburst
slump, slump, calm, calm,,doldrums, doldrums
Emily picked up the phone to call her friend.
The teacher instructed the students to pick up their belongings.
I picked up the groceries from the store on the way home.
The dog picked up the ball and wagged its tail excitedly.
