have one's pick in English

Forms: has one's pick [present, singular, third-person], having one's pick [participle, present], had one's pick [participle, past], had one's pick [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> one's pick}} have one's pick (third-person singular simple present has one's pick, present participle having one's pick, simple past and past participle had one's pick)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "has one's pick",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "having one's pick",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had one's pick",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had one's pick",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She had her pick of lovers.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Go ahead, have your pick.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To (be able to) choose freely between many options."
      ],
      "id": "en-have_one's_pick-en-verb-L1aQVDz3",
      "links": [
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "option",
          "option"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "take one's pick"
        },
        {
          "word": "pick and choose"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "have one's pick"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "has one's pick",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "having one's pick",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had one's pick",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "had one's pick",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "have<has,,had> one's pick"
      },
      "expansion": "have one's pick (third-person singular simple present has one's pick, present participle having one's pick, simple past and past participle had one's pick)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "take one's pick"
    },
    {
      "word": "pick and choose"
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She had her pick of lovers.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Go ahead, have your pick.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To (be able to) choose freely between many options."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "option",
          "option"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "have one's pick"
}

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"have one's pick" meaning in English

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