"pick up on sth" in German to pick up on sth. etw. aufgreifen an etw. anknüpfen etw. übernehmen etw. mitbekommen mitkriegen kapieren schnallen checken Detailed translations for "pick up on sth" to pick up on sth. 1. general to pick up on sth.(also: to pick up on sth.) etw. aufgreifen to pick up on sth. an etw. anknüpfen{transitive verb} 2. adopt it to pick up on sth.(also: to pick up on sth.) etw. aufgreifen to pick up on sth.(also: to take over sth.) etw. übernehmen{transitive verb} 3. notice/become aware of to pick up on sth.(also: to get sth., to catch sth.) etw. mitbekommen to pick up on sth. mitkriegen to pick up on sth. kapieren to pick up on sth.(also: to twig sth., to strap) schnallen to pick up on sth. checken