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pick

Meaning of pick

collect by hand

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British English/tə ˈpɪk/
American English/ˈpɪk/
Russian transcription[səbʲɪˈratʲ]
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pick usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Каждое утро я собираю спелую клубнику в саду на завтрак.

Every morning I pick ripe strawberries from the garden for breakfast.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы каждое утро собираем свежую клубнику в саду.

We pick fresh strawberries from the garden every morning.

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pick belongs to the topic "Shopping and Fashion Buying". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

pickсобирать
shirtрубашка
skirtюбка
pantsбрюки
trousersбрюки
jeansджинсы
shortsшорты

pick synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between pick / gather / collect / harvest / pluck / select

🇬🇧English
pick

general, neutral verb for taking by hand or choosing (often informal and very common)

A1Very Often

Pick the apples from the tree.

Собери яблоки с дерева.

🇬🇧English

to bring together items or people, or to collect things that are scattered; implies accumulation

A1Often

Gather the fallen leaves into a pile.

Собери опавшие листья в кучу.

🇬🇧English

to bring together items, often systematically or over time (e.g., collect stamps, money)

A2Very Often

She collects vintage postcards.

Она собирает старые открытки.

🇬🇧English

to gather crops at harvest time; often used for agricultural produce or metaphorically for data/results

A2Often

Farmers harvest the wheat in late summer.

Фермеры убирают пшеницу в конце лета.

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🇬🇧English
pluck

to pull something off or out with a quick motion; often used for fruit, feathers, or strings

B1Often

She plucked a ripe strawberry from the plant.

Она сорвала спелую клубнику с растения.

🇬🇧English

to choose carefully or formally from a number of options; slightly more formal than 'choose'

A2Often

Select the best option from the list.

Выберите лучший вариант из списка.

🇬🇧English

to decide on one or more options; general verb for making a choice

A1Very Often

Choose a color for the wall.

Выбери цвет для стены.

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How to pronounce pick and what this word means

pick translation: собирать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce pick

/tə ˈpɪk/

pick translation

собирать

pick examples

Every morning I pick ripe strawberries from the garden for breakfast.

pick transcription

/tə ˈpɪk/, /ˈpɪk/

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pick meaning: what does it mean?

collect by hand

pick pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

pick is pronounced as /tə ˈpɪk/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

pick definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Every morning I pick ripe strawberries from the garden for breakfast. Translation: Каждое утро я собираю спелую клубнику в саду на завтрак.

Is pick part of Garden and Plants vocabulary?

Yes, pick (собирать) can be learned in the Garden and Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is pick part of Shopping and Fashion Buying vocabulary?

Yes, pick (собирать) can be learned in the Shopping and Fashion Buying topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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