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adjective British British English pronunciation: pick and mix

or pick ’n’ mix British English pronunciation: pick ’n’ mix

  1. consisting of things that you choose from a variety that are available

    pick ’n’ mix sweets

    Education is not a pick and mix concept.

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pick and mix

 British English pronunciation: pick and mix  noun [countable]
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singularpick and mix
pluralpick and mixes

pick and mix

 British English pronunciation: pick and mix  verb [intransitive/transitive]
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present tense
I/you/we/theypick and mix
he/she/itpicks and mixes
present participlepicking and mixing
past tensepicked and mixed
past participlepicked and mixed

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