拾う | Japanese meaning

拾う【ひろう】

Frequency rank: 2,020. – 2,021.

Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb

to pick up; to find; to gather

Forms

拾う【ひろう】Frequency rank: 2,020. – 2,021.
ひろう

Generated definitions (experimental)

to pick up

This meaning refers to the action of taking something from the ground or another surface and bringing it into your possession.

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I picked up the trash lying on the ground.

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He was picking up pebbles and playing with them.

to find

This usage implies discovering something that was lost or not expected to be found.

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While sorting through old photos, I found a picture of an old friend.

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He found money on the street.

to gather

This meaning involves collecting items from various places or aggregating things together.

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She gathered leaves in the park to make a nice specimen.

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We all gathered fruits to make jam.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to pick upto pick up thingsto pick up trashto find lost itemsto pick up the childrento pick up by the roadsideto pick up a walletto pick up somethingto pick up in the parkto pick up stones

Example sentences

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1. きごう「、きごう」きごう「・・・いたっきごう！きごう」きごう「、こっちゃきごう」

"That's dangerous, I'll clear it up." "It's OK ... Ouch!" "Look, didn't I tell you so?"

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2. 。

Finders keepers.

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3. きごう！

I went looking for pretty shells as a present!

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4. 。

She bent down and picked up the coin.

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5. 。

They announced the engagement of their daughter.

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6. 。

He took a taxi in order not to miss the train.

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7. 。

He picked up cans in the street.

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8. 。

He picked up a handkerchief from the floor.

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9. 。

He bent down and picked up the ball.

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10. 。

In Japan you can always catch a cab, day or night.

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11. 。

I found a dollar in the street.

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12. 。

Please pick up the pen from the floor.

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13. 。。

When one lucky spirit abandons you another picks you up. I just passed an exam for a job.

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14. 。

I found a dollar in the street.

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15. 。

I picked up a purse in the street.

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16. 。

I bent over to pick up the pen.

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17. 。

My grandma stooped down and picked up a needle and thread.

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18. 。

The taxi I took was very old and small.

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19. しまっ、ひろわ拾わ。

The last bus having left, I had to take a taxi.

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20. 。

It is a lot of fun picking various shells on the sands.

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拾う【ひろう】

Frequency rank: 2,020. – 2,021.

Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb

to pick up; to find; to gather

Forms

拾う【ひろう】Frequency rank: 2,020. – 2,021.
ひろう

Generated definitions (experimental)

to pick up

This meaning refers to the action of taking something from the ground or another surface and bringing it into your possession.

。

I picked up the trash lying on the ground.

。

He was picking up pebbles and playing with them.

to find

This usage implies discovering something that was lost or not expected to be found.

、。

While sorting through old photos, I found a picture of an old friend.

。

He found money on the street.

to gather

This meaning involves collecting items from various places or aggregating things together.

、。

She gathered leaves in the park to make a nice specimen.

、。

We all gathered fruits to make jam.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to pick upto pick up thingsto pick up trashto find lost itemsto pick up the childrento pick up by the roadsideto pick up a walletto pick up somethingto pick up in the parkto pick up stones

Example sentences

55 results