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Pick through Meaning in English

expression

التعريف

To search carefully through a group of things, usually to find or select something specific.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually informal. Common with 'clothes', 'trash', 'leftovers'. Implies careful searching among mixed or messy items. Not for simple, casual looking—it's methodical.

جمل نموذجية

She picked through the box to find her old photographs.

basic

The bird picked through the grass looking for food.

basic

People pick through the market for the freshest fruit.

basic

He had to pick through his emails to find the important message.

natural

After the party, we had to pick through the mess to find our keys.

natural

You have to pick through a lot of old clothes at thrift stores, but sometimes you find treasures.

natural