to pick up
– B1-B2 (intermediate) –
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In Canadian and American English, this phrasal verb typically means:
to lift something from a lower position
to travel in a vehicle to another location in order to retrieve someone
to quickly go somewhere to retrieve, receive, or buy something
to successfully start a sexual or romantic relationship with someone you’ve just met
EXAMPLES
(definition 1)
“I dropped my phone on the floor. Could you pick it up for me, please?”
(definition 2)
“The father picks his daughter up from school every day at 3:15 PM.”
(definition 3)
“She just went to the grocery store to pick up some milk. She’ll be back soon.”
(definition 4)
“My friend is always picking up different women at the bar. He has told me that his parents wonder sometimes if he will ever commit to a relationship, but he has told me that he isn’t ready for a serious girlfriend yet.”
