pick and choose in English

Forms: picks and chooses [present, singular, third-person], picking and choosing [participle, present], picked and chose [past], picked and chosen [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|pick<> and choose<,,chose,chosen>}} pick and choose (third-person singular simple present picks and chooses, present participle picking and choosing, simple past picked and chose, past participle picked and chosen)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "picks and chooses",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "picking and choosing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked and chose",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked and chosen",
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        "participle",
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      "glosses": [
        "To choose selectively or fastidiously."
      ],
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          "choose",
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        [
          "selectively",
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        ],
        [
          "fastidious",
          "fastidious"
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        "(intransitive) To choose selectively or fastidiously."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "pick 'n' mix"
        }
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "picks and chooses",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picking and choosing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked and chose",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked and chosen",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "pick<> and choose<,,chose,chosen>"
      },
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    }
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        "To choose selectively or fastidiously."
      ],
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        "(intransitive) To choose selectively or fastidiously."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pick and choose"
}

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"pick and choose" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms