英会話・英語 アミック – Three ways to use ‘pick up’
2018/09/15
Three ways to use ‘pick up’
‘Pick up’ is a phrasal verb. This means it is a verb (pick) followed by a particle (up). Phrasal verbs are tricky because they can have many different meanings depending on the context.
Learning something
We can use pick up to describe learning something
- Children pick up languages very quickly.
- I picked up the guitar from spending time with musicians.
Buying something
We can use pick up informally to describe buying something.
- I often pick up some milk on my way home.
- She picks up lots of items in the Christmas sales.
Getting an illness
We can use pick up to describe getting an illness.
- I think I picked up a cold.
- He picked up the flu from his classmates.
