picked

A2 · Elementary

v. took fruit, flowers, or vegetables from where they were growing.

v. removed a flower, fruit, or vegetable from its stem or place of growth.

“We picked a basket of fresh apples from the trees in the garden.”

“The farmworkers picked the grapes by hand to ensure that only the ripest clusters were sent to the winery.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. describes something that was chosen very carefully because it is the best.

adj. carefully selected for a specific quality or purpose; often used in the phrase 'hand-picked'.

“The shop only sells picked tomatoes that are perfectly ripe.”

“The team consisted of a few picked experts who were brought in specifically to solve the technical crisis.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Music

adj. played on a musical instrument by pulling the strings with your fingers or a small tool.

adj. describes a style of playing stringed instruments where individual strings are plucked rather than strummed.

“The song features a beautiful picked guitar melody in the background.”

“The folk singer used a picked style that allowed the delicate melody to stand out against the soft vocals.”