Drew Draw Drawn I Drawing Make Drɔː England

• you draw beautifully.
• to draw a picture/map/diagram
• she drew a house.
• a crudely drawn child's face

draw

Verb Forms

1. to make pictures, or a picture of something, with a pencil, pen or chalk (but not paint)
• You draw beautifully.
• to draw a picture/map/diagram
• She drew a house.
• a crudely drawn child's face
• He drew a circle in the sand with a stick.
2. to describe something in words in a way that produces an image in somebody's mind
• The report drew a grim picture of inefficiency and corruption.
• She write lively stories with sharply drawn characters.
3. to have a particular idea after you have studied something or thought about it
• Is it possible to draw inferences about the environment during the Bronze Age?
• What conclusions did you draw from the report?
• We can draw some lessons for the future from this accident.
4. to express a comparison or a contrast; to define the limits of something
• to draw a comparison/a parallel/an analogy/a distinction between two events
• He attempted to draw a contrast between himself and the prime minister.
• The site's boundaries were tightly drawn by the Department of the Environment.
5. to produce a reaction or response
• The plan has drawn a lot of criticism.
• The announcement drew loud applause from the audience.
• The proposal has drawn interest from local businessmen.
• The reforms drew widespread support from voters.
6. to direct or attract somebody's attention to something
• Our aim is to draw attention to the plight of these children.
• The exhibition drew great critical attention.
• My eyes were drawn to the man in the corner.
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.
7. to attract or interest somebody
• The movie is drawing large audiences.
• The events continue to draw huge crowds.
• The course draws students from all over the country.
• Her screams drew passers-by to the scene.

Extra Examples

• We asked the surfing champion what first drew him to the sport.
• Animals are instinctively drawn to those who like them.
• He was increasingly drawn to the idea of making short films.
8. to move in the direction mentioned
• The train drew into the station.
• The train drew in.
• The figures in the distance seemed to be drawing closer.
• Their car drew alongside ours.
• Her retirement is drawing near.
• The meeting was drawing to a close.

Extra Examples

• As he drew near, I could see that he was limping.
• as the boat drew towards the shore
• He approached her but she drew away.
9. to move something/somebody by pulling it or them gently
• He drew the cork out of the bottle.
• I drew my chair up closer to the fire.
• She drew me onto the balcony.
• I tried to draw him aside (= for example where I could talk to him privately).
• She sat with her legs drawn up on the sofa.
• The project enables students to draw together their knowledge, skills and experience.
10. to pull a vehicle such as a carriage
• The Queen's coach was drawn by six horses.
• a horse-drawn carriage
11. to open or close curtains, etc.
• The blinds were drawn.
• It was getting dark so I switched on the light and drew the curtains.
• She drew back the curtains and let the sunlight in.
12. to take out a weapon, such as a gun or a sword, in order to attack somebody
• She drew a revolver on me.
• He came towards them with his sword drawn.
13. to make somebody say more about something
• Spielberg refused to be drawn on his next movie.
14. to decide something by picking cards, tickets or numbers by chance
• SEE ALSO draw/cast lots (for something/to do something)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cast_1#lot_idmg_8
• We drew for partners.
• He drew the winning ticket.
• Names were drawn from a hat for the last few places.
• Italy has been drawn against Spain in the first round.
• Italy has been drawn to play Spain.
15. to finish a game without either team winning
• England and France drew.
• England and France drew 3–3.
• England drew with/against France.
• England drew their game against France.
16. to take money or payments from a bank account or post office
• SYNONYM withdraw
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/withdraw
• I drew out £200.
• Can I draw $80 out of my account?
• She went to the post office to draw her pension.
• The cheque was drawn on his personal account.
17. to take or pull liquid or gas from somewhere
• to draw water from a well
• The device draws gas along the pipe.

Extra Examples

• The ducts draw out stale air.
• The company has been drawing gas and oil out of the rich ground for 62 years.
18. to breathe in smoke or air
• He drew thoughtfully on his pipe.
• She breathed deeply, drawing in the fresh mountain air.
19. if two people are at daggers drawn, they are very angry with each other
20. used to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in an argument or contest that is going to begin
21. to aim carefully at somebody/something before shooting a gun
• One of the police officers drew a bead on the gunman and fired.
22. to get no response or result
• So far, the police investigation has drawn a blank.
23. to make somebody bleed
24. to stop doing something and rest
• She talks all the time and hardly stops to draw breath.
• He spoke solidly for twenty minutes, barely pausing to draw breath.
25. to live; to be alive
• He was as kind a man as ever drew breath.
26. to make somebody direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it
27. to start being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money than before
• Small businesses have had to pull their horns in during the recession.
28. to refuse to do something; to set a limit
• I don't mind helping, but I draw the line at doing everything myself.
• We would have liked to invite all our relatives, but you have to draw the line somewhere.
29. to make a difference between two closely related ideas
• Where do you draw the line between genius and madness?
30. to say that something is finished and not worth discussing any more
31. to use a method of choosing somebody/something that involves putting a number folded pieces of paper in a bag, one of them with a mark on it. People then take it in turns to take a piece of paper from the bag and the one who takes the paper with the mark on it is chosen.
• They drew lots for the right to go first.
32. to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task
• I drew the short straw and had to clean the toilets.
33. to use a method of choosing somebody to do or have something in which each person takes a piece of paper, etc. from a container and the one whose paper has a special mark is chosen
• We drew straws for who went first.
34. to stand straight and tall in order to show that you are determined, powerful or important
• He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us.
35. (to establish) a clear limit to what you will do or accept
• It’s time to draw a line in the sand and stop allowing workplace bullying to continue.
36. to speak to somebody in private, especially in order to warn or tell them about something

Word Origin

• Old English dragan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dragen and German tragen, also to draught.