picking up on

A form of pick up on — To notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pick up on
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APA

picking up on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20up%20on

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“picking up on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20up%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picking up on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picking%20up%20on.

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