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pick over

/pɪk ˈəʊvə/

/pɪk ˈoʊvər/

Translations

pick oververb

picked over

Past Simple

picked over

Past Participle

picking over

Gerund

/pɪk ˈəʊvə/

/pɪk ˈoʊvər/

She picked over the strawberries to remove any that were bruised.

Elle a trié les fraises pour retirer celles qui étaient abîmées.

Additional translations

examinerS’emploie quand l’idée dominante est l’examen minutieux d’un ensemble d’éléments.

Synonyms

sift through

sort through

pick oververb

To examine a collection of items carefully in order to select the best or remove the unwanted ones.

She picked over the strawberries to remove any that were bruised.