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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pick something up


I. ˌpick sthˈup derived
1. to get information or a skill by chance rather than by making a deliberate effort
to pick up bad habits
Here's a tip I picked up from my mother.
She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico.
Where did you pick up that idea?
2. to identify or recognize sth
Scientists can now pick up early signs of the disease.
3. to collect sth from a place
I picked up my coat from the cleaners.
related noun pickup
4. (informal)to buy sth, especially cheaply or by chance
We managed to pick up a few bargains at the auction.
5. (informal)to get or obtain sth
I seem to have picked up a terrible cold from somewhere.
I picked up £30 in tips today.
6. to find and follow a route
to pick up the scent of an animal
We can pick up the motorway in a few miles.
7. to return to an earlier subject or situation in order to continue it
Syn: take up
He picks up this theme again in later chapters of the book.
She left the band in 2006 to pick up her career as a solo performer.
8. to notice sth that is not very obvious; to see sth that you are looking for
I picked up the faint sound of a car in the distance.
9. (especially NAmE)to put things away neatly
Will you pick up all your toys?
10. (NAmE)to put things away and make a room neat
to pick up a room
Main entry:pickderived
 
II. ˌpick sb/sthˈup derived
1. to take hold of sb/sth and lift them/it up
She went over to the crying child and picked her up.
2. to receive an electronic signal, sound or picture
We were able to pick up the BBC World Service.
The survivors were rescued after their sounds were picked up by a television crew's microphone.
Main entry:pickderived
 
III. ˌpick ˈup | ˌpick sth ˈup derived
to answer a phone
The phone rang and rang and nobody picked up.
Main entry:pickderived


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