picking up on
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Picking up on is noticing or becoming aware of something subtle—a cue, signal, or implication that others might miss: She was picking up on his nervousness.
It suggests attentiveness to what's beneath the surface.
The phrase can also mean resuming or continuing something previously started: Let me pick up on what you said earlier.
Becoming aware of
- sensingDetecting through perception
- catchingAble to be transmitted
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- recognizingPerceiving as known
perceiving · discerning · intuiting · reading · registering · latching onto · cottoning to · twigging
Greedy for wealth
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- acquiringGaining possession of
- masteringAttaining full command
- internalizingMaking beliefs your own
assimilating · understanding · comprehending · figuring out · working out
Conveyed indications
- hintsIndirect suggestions
- cluesHints toward answers
- signsDisplays conveying information
- vibesInformal term for atmosphere
undertones · nuances · subtleties · body language · tone · subtext · innuendo · implications
Going on without stopping
- revisitingGoing back again
- restartingInitiating anew after stopping
- getting back toResuming or returning to
- building onExtending something already started
noticing
Becoming aware of
- sensingDetecting through perception
- catchingAble to be transmitted
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
recognizing · perceiving · discerning · intuiting · reading · registering · latching onto · cottoning to · twigging · sussing out
grasping
Greedy for wealth
internalizing · assimilating · understanding · comprehending · figuring out · working out
signals
Conveyed indications
vibes · undertones · nuances · subtleties · body language · tone · subtext · innuendo · implications · undercurrents
continuing
Going on without stopping
- revisitingGoing back again
- restartingInitiating anew after stopping
- getting back toResuming or returning to
picking up onmissing
Not present, whereabouts unknown
overlooking · tuning out · ignoring · disregarding · glossing over
picking up ondropping
Letting something fall
abandoning · losing · forgetting · unlearning · discarding
picking up ondropping
Letting something fall
abandoning · discontinuing · breaking off · putting down · setting aside