handpick

To pick or harvest by hand. / To select carefully and with individual attention.

Japanese Meaning

手摘みする / 厳選する

Every morning during the harvest, they handpick the ripest strawberries to preserve their delicate flavor.

収穫期には、彼らは繊細な風味を保つために最も熟したイチゴを毎朝手で摘み取ります。

Sense（1）

To pick or harvest by hand.

Sense（2）

To select carefully and with individual attention.

Each year they handpick seven candidates for next year's committee.

handpicks

（ present singular third-person ）

handpicking

（ participle present ）

handpicked

（ participle past ）

handpicked

（ past ）