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pick

/ˈpɪk/PIK
/ˈpɪk/PIK

Meaningto pick, to peck

Common meaning: to choose

Other meanings: to pluck or gather

Journey through time

  1. Irishpiocaim‘I pick, I pluck’source
  2. Middle Englishpikkensource
  3. Englishpick‘to choose’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Irish piocaim ‘to pick, to peck’.

Roots

  • piocaim Irish “to pick, to peck”

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