Meaning
O termo em inglês «Pick up» pode ter diferentes significados e usos, dependendo do contexto. Aqui estão algumas formas comuns de usar «pick up»:
É importante entender o contexto para usar «pick up» de maneira correta, já que seu significado pode variar bastante. Praticar em situações reais ajuda a fixar esses diferentes usos.
Today's Sentences
01
Is that a pick up line?
Situation
Hey, you’ve been running around in my mind all day.
Is that a pick up line?
Is it working?
Not one bit.
02
How did you pick up the language?
Situation
Wow, your Spanish is spot on.
Really?
Thank you.
Obrigado.
How did you pick up the language.
I lived in South America for 8 years.
Writer's Note
"Pick up" is both transitive and intransitive and a separable phrasal verb.
- Transitive: When "pick up" takes a direct object (something that is picked up), it is transitive.
Example: She picked up the book. (The object is the book.) - Intransitive: When "pick up" does not take a direct object, it is intransitive.
Example: Sales are picking up. (No object is directly receiving the action.) - Separable: In some cases, the verb pick and the particle up can be separated by the object.
Example 1: I’ll pick the book up. (separable, object the book is placed between pick and up)
Example 2: I’ll pick up the book. (separable, object the book comes after the phrasal verb)
Exemplo: Ela picked up o livro. (O objeto é o livro.)
Example: As vendas estão picking up. (Nenhum objeto está recebendo diretamente a ação.)
Exemplo 1: I’ll pick the book up. (separável, o objeto the book é colocado entre pick e up)
Exemplo 2: I’ll pick up the book. (separável, o objeto the book vem após o verbo frasal)
Related words: Acquire, collect, continue, gain, gather, get, grasp, gather, go for, have, increase, learn, offer, purchase, score, take, take up, uphold, uplift.
