hand-pick vb (tr ) to choose or select with great care, as for a special job or purpose
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hand-pick Past participle: hand-pickedGerund: hand-pickingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative hand-pick hand-pick
Present I hand-pick you hand-pick he/she/it hand-picks we hand-pick you hand-pick they hand-pick
Preterite I hand-picked you hand-picked he/she/it hand-picked we hand-picked you hand-picked they hand-picked
Present Continuous I am hand-picking you are hand-picking he/she/it is hand-picking we are hand-picking you are hand-picking they are hand-picking
Present Perfect I have hand-picked you have hand-picked he/she/it has hand-picked we have hand-picked you have hand-picked they have hand-picked
Past Continuous I was hand-picking you were hand-picking he/she/it was hand-picking we were hand-picking you were hand-picking they were hand-picking
Past Perfect I had hand-picked you had hand-picked he/she/it had hand-picked we had hand-picked you had hand-picked they had hand-picked
Future I will hand-pick you will hand-pick he/she/it will hand-pick we will hand-pick you will hand-pick they will hand-pick
Future Perfect I will have hand-picked you will have hand-picked he/she/it will have hand-picked we will have hand-picked you will have hand-picked they will have hand-picked
Future Continuous I will be hand-picking you will be hand-picking he/she/it will be hand-picking we will be hand-picking you will be hand-picking they will be hand-picking
Present Perfect Continuous I have been hand-picking you have been hand-picking he/she/it has been hand-picking we have been hand-picking you have been hand-picking they have been hand-picking
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been hand-picking you will have been hand-picking he/she/it will have been hand-picking we will have been hand-picking you will have been hand-picking they will have been hand-picking
Past Perfect Continuous I had been hand-picking you had been hand-picking he/she/it had been hand-picking we had been hand-picking you had been hand-picking they had been hand-picking
Conditional I would hand-pick you would hand-pick he/she/it would hand-pick we would hand-pick you would hand-pick they would hand-pick
Past Conditional I would have hand-picked you would have hand-picked he/she/it would have hand-picked we would have hand-picked you would have hand-picked they would have hand-picked
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. hand-pick - pick personally and very carefully; "the director hand-picked his new team"pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
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