Picked

/pʰɪkt/

चुना हुआ/चुनी हुई; (क्रिया का भूतकाल/भूतकृदंत) चुना, तोड़ा, निकाला

Origin & History

From Middle English “piken/pikken”, from Old English (related to Germanic forms meaning “to pluck, prick, or peck”); “picked” is the past form of “pick”.

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी “piken/pikken” से, जो पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी/जर्मैनिक शब्द-परंपरा से सम्बद्ध है (अर्थ: तोड़ना, चुभाना, कुतरना/ठोंकना); “picked”, “pick” का भूतकाल/भूतकृदंत रूप है।

Definition

“Picked” is most commonly the past tense/past participle of “pick”: to choose/select, to pluck/harvest (fruit/flowers), to remove something with fingers or a tool, or to play (pluck) strings; as an adjective it means chosen or selected.

“Picked” आमतौर पर “pick” क्रिया का भूतकाल/भूतकृदंत है: चुनना/चयन करना, फल-फूल तोड़ना/कटाई करना, उँगलियों या औज़ार से किसी चीज़ को निकालना, या वाद्य के तारों को झंकारना; विशेषण के रूप में इसका अर्थ है “चुना हुआ/चयनित”.

Parts of Speech

Verb:
She picked the best candidate for the job.
Verb:
We picked tomatoes from the garden.
Verb:
He picked a tune on the banjo.
Adjective:
Only a picked group was invited.

Usage Examples

Don't pick at that scab.
It's time to pick the tomatoes.
She picked flowers in the meadow.
I'll pick the one with the nicest name.
He didn't pick the googly and was bowled.
He picked a tune on his banjo.
The lock was picked in seconds.

Related Forms

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Verb
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Pick a fight
झगड़ा मोल लेना / जानबूझकर लड़ाई शुरू करना
Pick someone's pocket
किसी की जेब काटना
Pick your way
संभल-संभलकर/रास्ता चुनते हुए चलना
Pick up the pieces
बिखरी चीज़ें समेटना; नुकसान के बाद संभलना
Pick and choose
छाँट-छाँटकर चुनना