picked up

Definitions

To lift something or someone from a surface.

To learn a new skill or habit, often informally or by chance.

To improve, increase, or recover, such as in speed, health, or activity.

Examples

She picked up her dry cleaning on the way home from work.

The toddler picked up a colorful pebble from the beach.

Synonyms

collected gathered hoisted lifted retrieved acquired learned

Antonyms

dropped abandoned discarded released lowered forgotten ignored