# pick up on

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.
2. To continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.
3. To adopt a practice in which others already engage.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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