Cherry-pick Verb - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of cherry-pick verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cherry-pick verb  /ˈtʃeri pɪk/  /ˈtʃeri pɪk/[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cherry-pick	/ˈtʃeri pɪk/  /ˈtʃeri pɪk/
he / she / it cherry-picks	/ˈtʃeri pɪks/  /ˈtʃeri pɪks/
past simple cherry-picked	/ˈtʃeri pɪkt/  /ˈtʃeri pɪkt/
past participle cherry-picked	/ˈtʃeri pɪkt/  /ˈtʃeri pɪkt/
-ing form cherry-picking	/ˈtʃeri pɪkɪŋ/  /ˈtʃeri pɪkɪŋ/

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1. cherry-pick (somebody/something) to choose the best people or things from a group and leave those that are not so good

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See cherry-pick in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: cherry-pick

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