3 ways to use 'pick up' - English In A Minute

Learn three ways to use the phrasal verb 'pick up' with English In A Minute!

🤔Do you know the different meanings of the phrasal verb 'pick up'? Can you tell us the meaning of 'pick up' in the following sentence?⠀
"I spent six months in France, but I hardly picked up any French."⠀

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[rungsakthongmuk]

What a wonderful lesson you made, Thank you Kee and BBC.😊

[abdulkasim]

I have picked up lots of useful english word from this channel

[robertoromerocarmona]

My car is in the garage. Could you pick me up at the station? (=collect a person)
You dropped your pen. Don't worry, I'll pick it up (=take something from the floor)
He only thinks about picking up girls. (=flirt)

[riyachauhan]

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[linhmy]

I can pick up Chinese quickly because I've learned it since I was young.
I stopped by a grocery and picked up some snacks.
I've picked up a cold recently due to the bad weather.

[arpitchandra]

I picked up BBC learning English quickly.

[TheManuri]

I went to the supermarket to pick up some milk and also my manager cousin working there. 🎉 Is saying it this way correct?

[mayatohmaz]

So when you want to get someone in your car to drive them somewhere what do you say? I remember it was pick up too

[arpitchandra]

I pick up some grapes in the morning daily.

[GalinaIvanovame]

What about pick up somebody to give a lift ?

[royliza]

I picked up some groceries on d way to eat

[amirlaw]

Pickup in three conditions means understand, buy and getting.

[Netfilx_official]

CAN I pick up a person?
To drive him to another p

[kfnhlvo]

And did you know? Pick me up means " get me off some place"

[auravasquez]

my children pick up the English language quickly.

[Riveringot]

People pick up languages very quickly.