pick out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de choisir, sélectionner ou identifier quelqu'un ou quelque chose parmi un groupe.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. informal

   To choose or select someone or something from a group.

   Choisir ou sélectionner

   • 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?

   Synonymeschooseelectselectsettle onsingle out

2. Identify or recognizeinformal

   To recognize or identify someone or something among others.

   repérer, distinguer

   • 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.

   Synonymesdetectdiscerndistinguishidentifymake outperceiverecognizespot

   Antonymesconfusemisidentifymistakeoverlook

Verbe de basepick