pick out

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, jemanden oder etwas aus einer Gruppe auszuwählen, herauszugreifen oder zu erkennen/zu identifizieren; auch: etwas mühsam oder allmählich wahrnehmen. Oft im Sinne von aussuchen, heraussuchen oder unterscheiden.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of choosing, selecting, or identifying someone or something from a group.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. informal

   To choose or select someone or something from a group.

   Auswählen

   • She picked out a red dress for the party.
   • He picked out the best apples from the basket.
   • Can you pick out a gift for your mother?

   Synonymechooseelectselectsettle onsingle out

2. Identify or recognizeinformal

   To recognize or identify someone or something among others.

   Erkennen

   • I could pick out my friend in the crowd easily.
   • The detective picked out the suspect from the lineup.
   • She picked out the correct answer from the list.

   Synonymedetectdiscerndistinguishidentifymake outperceiverecognizespot

   Antonymeconfusemisidentifymistakeoverlook

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