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Drafted Draft Letter Extra Verb Bre Drɑːft Dræft

Word draft
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / drɑːft / NAmE / dræft /
Example
  • to draft a constitution/contract/bill
  • i'll draft a letter for you.
  • extra police are being drafted in to control the crowds.
  • they were drafted into the army.
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draft

(verb)BrE / drɑːft / NAmE / dræft /
  1. to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech or book
    • to draft a constitution/contract/bill
    • I'll draft a letter for you.
  2. to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
    • Extra police are being drafted in to control the crowds.
    • = conscript
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/conscript_1
    • They were drafted into the army.

    Extra Examples

    • Some of the clauses in the contract had been very poorly drafted.
    • The bill as originally drafted would have made the tobacco companies a lot more vulnerable to lawsuits.
    • hastily drafted pieces of legislation
    • I’ll draft a letter for you.
    • They have already drafted a contract and started preparing to work together.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they draft
    • he / she / it drafts
    • past simple drafted
    • past participle drafted
    • -ing form drafting

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent.: phonetic spelling of draught.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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