pick up |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | - |
| Source domains: | moving upwards |
| Particles: | up |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | pick |
| CEFR Levels: | A2 | Synomyms: | - | Antonyms: | put down | Definition: | 1. to lift someone or something using your hands 2. to go and get someone, often in a car | Examples: |
1) He picked up his diary from the floor. He picked her up and carried her upstairs. 2) I’ll pick you up at four. Call your father to pick you up. I can pick you up outside your building.
Cambridge English Dictionary: pick someone/something up
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Motivation: |
UP is positive verticality. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
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