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pick and choose

pick and choose
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pik and chooz]
    • /pɪk ænd tʃuz/
    • /pɪk ənd tʃuːz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pik and chooz]
    • /pɪk ænd tʃuz/

Definitions of pick and choose words

  • verb with object pick and choose to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience. 1
  • verb with object pick and choose to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight. 1
  • verb with object pick and choose to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument. 1
  • verb with object pick and choose to steal the contents of: Her pocket was picked yesterday. 1
  • verb with object pick and choose to open (a lock) with a device other than the key, as a sharp instrument or wire, especially for the purpose of burglary. 1
  • verb with object pick and choose to pierce, indent, dig into, or break up (something) with a pointed instrument: to pick rock; to pick ore. 1
See all 38 definitions of pick and choose

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Origin of pick and choose

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; v. Middle English pyken, pikken, pekken, cognate with Dutch pikken, German picken, Old Norse pikka to pick; akin to peck2, pike5; (noun) derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Pick and choose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pick and choose

pick and choose popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pick and choose

verb pick and choose

All 8 Synonyms of pick and choose

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