Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pick up what someone is putting down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: pick- up what -some-one is putting -down
IPA

55

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

5

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Moran, picking up what Jennings is putting down, agrees."
"If we are serious about putting the party of Lincoln back on track, we had better begin to pick up what black folk are putting down."
"I will tell you about these things . . . because I like you and I think you’d be interested in picking up what I’m putting down."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

picks up what someone is putting down (present, singular) picking up what someone is putting down (participle, present) picked up what someone was putting down (participle, past) picked up what someone was putting down (past)

Phrases

catch someone's drift

Frequently Paired Words

catch someone's drift

Synonyms

pick up what someone is laying down smell what someone is stepping in

Questions

What does pick up what someone is putting down mean?: To understand, pay attention to, or learn from what someone says or does.

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