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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

handpick en · VERB

Etymology

From hand + pick.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To pick or harvest by hand.
  2. (transitive) To select carefully and with individual attention.
    • Each year they handpick seven candidates for next year's committee.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hand-pick alternative lexicographic
handpicks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
handpicking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
handpicked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
handpicked Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

handpick out

Relateds

handknit · hand-wash · hand knit · hand carry · hand wash · hand-carry · hand-deliver · hand-raise · hand deliver · handcarry · handfeed · hand-knit · hand-feed · handmake

Synonyms

hand-select · hand-select

Translations (13)

de von Hand lesen (To select carefully with individual attention) · pt escolher a dedo (To select carefully with individual attention) · de sorgfältig auswählen (To select carefully with individual attention) · pl dobierać (To select carefully with individual attention) · pt selecionar (To select carefully with individual attention) · pl dobrać (To select carefully with individual attention) · ru подбирать (To select carefully with individual attention) · be падбіраць (To select carefully with individual attention) · de von Hand verlesen (To select carefully with individual attention) · fi poimia (To select carefully with individual attention) · be падабраць (To select carefully with individual attention) · ru подобрать (To select carefully with individual attention) · fi valita (To select carefully with individual attention)