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pitches upon

pitches upon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pitch upon.

Meaning of pitch upon

Verb

pitch upon (third-person singular simple present pitches upon, present participle pitching upon, simple past and past participle pitched upon)

  1. To choose, to pick, to fix one's choice on something or someone.
    • The place pitched upon was that part of the Town-wall next a Church called St. Mary's; which was the rather chosen because we did hope that if we did enter and possess that Church, we should be the better able to keep it against their horse and foot until we could make way for the entrance of our...1649, Cromwell, Letter to William Lenthall

Questions about pitches upon

What is pitches upon the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pitches upon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pitch upon.

Words near pitches upon in the dictionary

  1. pitches into
  2. pitches on
  3. pitches out
  4. pitches the tent
  5. pitches up
  6. pitches upon
  7. pitches woo
  8. pitchest
  9. pitcheth
  10. pitchfest
  11. pitchfests

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