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pick over

/pɪk ˈəʊvə/

/pɪk ˈoʊvər/

pick oververb

picked over

Past Simple

picked over

Past Participle

picking over

ing-form

/pɪk ˈəʊvə/

/pɪk ˈoʊvər/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

sift through

sort through