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taking one's pick

taking one's pick is the present participle and gerund of take one's pick.

Meaning of take one's pick

Verb

take one's pick (third-person singular simple present takes one's pick, present participle taking one's pick, simple past took one's pick, past participle taken one's pick)

  1. (idiomatic) To choose; to select.

Questions about taking one's pick

What is taking one's pick the present participle and gerund of?
Taking one's pick is the present participle and gerund of take one's pick.

Words near taking one's pick in the dictionary

  1. taking one's leave
  2. taking one's life in one's hands
  3. taking one's medicine
  4. taking one's own hide to market
  5. taking one's own life
  6. taking one's pick
  7. taking one's place
  8. taking one's rise
  9. taking one's seat
  10. taking one's sweet little time
  11. taking one's sweet time

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