Pick up

1- Pick sth/sb up : to lift someone or something using your hands 

2- Pick sth up : to collect, or to go and get, someone or something 

       3- Pick sth up : to learn a new skill or language by practising it rather than being taught it

       4- Pick sth up : to buy something cheaply 

       5- Pick sth up or pick up sth: to become aware of sth and begin to write about it, work on it, etc.

 

• Examples in context:

1- She picks up a small instrument and holds it to her finger.
1- To reach the sink, Monty needed to be more than 1.5 meters tall and have a human-like hand to pick up coffee cups.
1- Then Rosie picked up her spade and pretended to dig. “I’ll make you a sandcastle, Granny!” she said cheerfully.
2- They placed a new toy among his favourites and asked Rico to go and pick it up, using the unfamiliar name.

2- However, instead of complaining, he started to pick up the rubbish and most days filled a large plastic sack, or bin bag, by breakfast.

3- Certain enjoyable activities are very difficult to pick up as an adult, and these are worth learning when young.
3- They learn to listen, to stay concentrated, to pick up the rules (...)

4- Shoppers addicted to the Zara brand know exactly when the deliveries will be arriving at their local shop and some even get there before opening time on delivery days to be the first to pick up the latest lines.
4- London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains.
4- you can still pick up a cheap Spain holiday in early May and late October when the temperatures aren't so hot.
5- “When I pick up a valuable new thought on Twitter, I try to take it with me into the non-digital world (...)" 

1- Levantar, coger
2- Recoger  
       3- Aprender (idioma, habilidad).
       4- Conseguir, comprar (esp una ganga).
       5- Enterarse de algo, darse cuenta, tomar conciencia


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