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picked and chose

picked and chose is the simple past of pick and choose.

Meaning of pick and choose

Verb

pick and choose (third-person singular simple present picks and chooses, present participle picking and choosing, simple past picked and chose, past participle picked and chosen)

  1. (intransitive) To choose selectively or fastidiously.

Questions about picked and chose

What is picked and chose the simple past of?
Picked and chose is the simple past of pick and choose.

Words near picked and chose in the dictionary

  1. picked
  2. picked a fight
  3. picked a hole in someone's coat
  4. picked a lane
  5. picked a quarrel
  6. picked and chose
  7. picked and chosen
  8. picked and passed
  9. picked apart
  10. picked at
  11. picked away at

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