pick for

Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words

To choose someone to be part of a team or group.

pickpick (verb) + PREPOSITION (Sense: choose)

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Examples (10)

  • Have you been picked for the team yet?
  • She was thrilled to be picked for the lead role in the play.
  • The coach will announce who has been picked for the starting lineup tomorrow.
  • Many players hoped to be picked for the national squad.
  • He wasn't picked for the job, but he's determined to try again.
  • It's a great honor to be picked for such a prestigious award.
  • Only the best candidates were picked for the final interview.
  • I can't believe I was picked for the scholarship!
  • They are carefully selecting who will be picked for the pilot program.
  • She was disappointed not to be picked for the committee.