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picked

picked
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pikt]
    • /pɪkt/
    • /pɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pikt]
    • /pɪkt/

Definitions of picked word

  • adjective picked having or coming to a sharp point; peaked; pointed. 1
  • verb with object picked to cast (a shuttle). 1
  • verb without object picked to strike with or use a pick or other pointed instrument on something. 1
  • verb without object picked (of birds or other animals) to take up small bits of food with the bill or teeth: The hens were busily picking about in their coop. 1
  • verb without object picked to select carefully or fastidiously. 1
  • verb without object picked to pilfer; steal. 1

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Origin of picked

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at pick1, -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Picked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

picked popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".

picked usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for picked

adj picked

  • chosen — Chosen is the past participle of choose.
  • creamer — Creamer is a white powder that is used in tea and coffee instead of milk.
  • deputed — to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
  • massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
  • preferred — to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.

verb picked

  • ate — Ate is the past tense of eat.
  • chose — Chose is the past tense of choose.
  • depurated — Simple past tense and past participle of depurate.
  • drew — simple past tense of draw.
  • edulcorated — Simple past tense and past participle of edulcorate.

noun picked

  • chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
  • gemmed — Simple past tense and past participle of gem.

adjective picked

  • forgathered — Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
  • gathered — Simple past tense and past participle of gather.
  • handpicked — Picked by hand; picked or selected with care.
  • weeded — a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.

Antonyms for picked

verb picked

  • devoured — Simple past tense and past participle of devour.

See also

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