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What does pick up on mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word pick up on? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To notice, observe, learn, or understand, especially something otherwise overlooked.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) To continue or build upon (for example, a task, analysis, or narrative), beginning from a point at which someone has previously stopped.
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) To adopt a practice in which others already engage.
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Democrats have weakly supported a change in how we deal with the energy issue, but some Republicans are now beginning to pick up on the issue.
I want to pick up on two things the Prime Minister said at question time today, as a start to this speech.
Perhaps whilst it is fresh in my mind I might just pick up on the last point of the press briefings.
The people who engage in ghosting say you just didn't pick up on the otherwise clear signs the end was coming.
I was able to grasp the thread of the plot, pick up on tension and menace that was obfuscated in the original cut.
However, there are one or two things I would like to pick up on from your reports last week.

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