English / phrasal verb
Pick up a language
MEANING IN ENGLISH
to learn a language informally or naturally through everyday exposure rather than formal study
In context
01
Living with a host family in Spain helped him pick up a language in just four months.
02
Young children often pick up a language effortlessly just by playing with local friends.
Synonyms
Acquire a language,absorb a language,learn naturally
Antonyms
Struggle with a language,forget a language,lose fluency
Collocations
Easily pick up a language,pick up a second language,pick up a foreign language