pick out

Questions about pick out

What does pick out mean?

pick out means "pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for pick out?

Close synonyms include choose, take, select, spot, recognize. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pick out a common word?

pick out is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.