pick over in English

Forms: picks over [present, singular, third-person], picking over [participle, present], picked over [participle, past], picked over [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pick over (third-person singular simple present picks over, present participle picking over, simple past and past participle picked over)

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "picks over",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picking over",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked over",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked over",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "pick over (third-person singular simple present picks over, present participle picking over, simple past and past participle picked over)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (over)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To choose all of the desirable items from (an array of options); to look for the most desirable items among."
      ],
      "id": "en-pick_over-en-verb-~ttvWvQp",
      "links": [
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "array",
          "array"
        ],
        [
          "look for",
          "look for"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To choose all of the desirable items from (an array of options); to look for the most desirable items among."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pick over"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "picks over",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picking over",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked over",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "picked over",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "pick over (third-person singular simple present picks over, present participle picking over, simple past and past participle picked over)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs with particle (over)",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To choose all of the desirable items from (an array of options); to look for the most desirable items among."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "choose",
          "choose"
        ],
        [
          "array",
          "array"
        ],
        [
          "look for",
          "look for"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To choose all of the desirable items from (an array of options); to look for the most desirable items among."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pick over"
}

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"pick over" meaning in English

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