Admit and Pick up

Admit

Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

Pick up and admit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pick up" instead a verb "Admit".

Pick up

Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.

Admit and pick up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Pick up".

Both terms in one sentence

  • As Dean points out, "Sam called you when I was dying" and John didn't pick up; John's response to this is to admit that his son's got a point...and then to criticize his tone.
  • Did Aphrodite know that Atalanta would stop to pick up the golden apples, enchant the apples so Atalanta would pick them up, or did she know that Atalanta would throw the race because she loved Hipponenes but was too proud to just admit it?
  • Cutting the Electronic Leash In the UK version of The Office (UK), Tim takes off his microphone (to pick up his speech, as per the Mockumentary setting) in order to presumably admit his feelings to Dawn.
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