pick out

Frequency: 8.025.3 per million words

To choose or recognize someone or something from a group.

pickpick (verb) + ADVERB (Sense: choose)

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out

Examples (10)

  • He was picked out as the best player.
  • She could easily pick her brother out from the crowd.
  • Can you pick out the specific details in this image?
  • It's hard to pick out a winner from such a talented group.
  • The detective was asked to pick out the suspect from the lineup.
  • He carefully picked out the freshest apples at the market.
  • We need to pick out a new design for the company logo.
  • The judge tried to pick out any inconsistencies in her testimony.
  • I asked him to help me pick out a suitable gift.
  • From hundreds of applications, only five were picked out for an interview.