verb
Meaning 1
To pick or harvest by hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hand-select
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
handpick
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verb
Meaning 2
To select carefully and with individual attention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Each year they handpick seven candidates for next year's committee.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hand-select
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From hand + pick.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: падбіраць (padbiracʹ) — To select carefully with individual attention
- Belarusian: падабраць (padabracʹ) — To select carefully with individual attention
- Finnish: poimia — To select carefully with individual attention
- Finnish: valita — To select carefully with individual attention
- German: von Hand verlesen — To select carefully with individual attention
- German: von Hand lesen — To select carefully with individual attention
- German: sorgfältig auswählen — To select carefully with individual attention
- Polish: dobierać — To select carefully with individual attention
- Polish: dobrać — To select carefully with individual attention
- Portuguese: escolher a dedo — To select carefully with individual attention
- Portuguese: selecionar — To select carefully with individual attention
- Russian: подбирать (podbiratʹ) — To select carefully with individual attention
- Russian: подобрать (podobratʹ) — To select carefully with individual attention