PICK SB/STH


Meaning of PICK SB/STH in English

up

1.

to take hold of sb/sth and lift them / it up :

She went over to the crying child and picked her up.

2.

to receive an electronic signal, sound or picture :

We were able to pick up the BBC World Service.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.