draw

A1 Topic:Art & Music

Also spelled drawd and drawr

US /dɹɑ/ UK /dɹɔː/ See IPA manual

Freq #1671

Meanings

1

verb
To make a picture or pattern with a pen, pencil, or similar tool.

She loves to draw animals in her notebook.
2

verb
To pull or take something out from a container or holder.

The cowboy drew his gun in an instant.
3

verb
To attract or pull people or attention.

The festival draws thousands of visitors every summer.
4

noun
A game or competition that ends with neither side winning.

The match ended in a two-all draw.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Multiword verbs with draw

draw off Phrasal verb A1

to remove something by pulling it away from what it covers

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make a picture or... sketch

2 verb · to pull or take something... pull

4 noun · a game or competition that... tie

Word family

Forms drawethdrawndrawsdrew

Derived forms adrawbedrawcold-drawncounterdrawdeep-drawdogdrawdowndrawdraw-updraw-welldrawabilitydrawabledrawal

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Phrases (9)

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draw a line
to make a mark on a surface, or to set a boundary on what is acceptable

Verb + noun
draw a picture
to create an image by drawing

Verb + noun
draw a gun
to take a gun out of its holster quickly, ready to use

Verb + noun
draw attention
cause people to notice something

Verb + noun
draw blood
to take a blood sample from a person's vein for testing

Verb + noun
draw a weapon
to take a weapon out in readiness to use it

Verb + noun

Idioms (2)

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Simplified etymology

Draw is an Old English word that shares a common Germanic heritage with drag, draught, and dray.

Etymology

The verb is derived from Middle English drauen, drawen, draȝen, dragen (“to drag, pull; to draw (out); to attract; to entice, lure; to lead; to make a drawing; to move, travel; etc.”), from Old English dragan (“to drag, draw”), from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry; to haul”), from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to carry; to pull, draw”); further etymology uncertain, often said to be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to pull, draw”), but possibly from a non-Indo-European substrate root which is also the source of Latin trahō (“to pull, draw; etc.”). Doublet of drag and draught. The noun is…

*dʰregʰ- Proto-Indo-European drauen Middle English dragan Old English *dragan Proto-West Germanic *draganą Proto-Germanic drau Middle English

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# draw

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /dɹɑ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɹɔː/
**Frequency rank:** 1671

## Meanings
1. To make a picture or pattern with a pen, pencil, or similar tool.
2. To pull or take something out from a container or holder.
3. To attract or pull people or attention.
4. A game or competition that ends with neither side winning.

## Examples
- She loves to draw animals in her notebook.
- The cowboy drew his gun in an instant.
- The festival draws thousands of visitors every summer.
- The match ended in a two-all draw.

## Derived Forms
- adraw
- bedraw
- cold-drawn
- counterdraw
- deep-draw
- dogdraw
- downdraw
- draw-up
- draw-well
- drawability
- drawable
- drawal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰregʰ-
- Root: drauen
- Root: dragan
- Root: *dragan
- Root: *draganą
- Root: drau

## Etymology
The verb is derived from Middle English drauen, drawen, draȝen, dragen (“to drag, pull; to draw (out); to attract; to entice, lure; to lead; to make a drawing; to move, travel; etc.”), from Old English dragan (“to drag, draw”), from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry; to haul”), from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to carry; to pull, draw”); further etymology uncertain, often said to be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to pull, draw”), but possibly from a non-Indo-European substrate root which is also the source of Latin trahō (“to pull, draw; etc.”). Doublet of drag and draught. The noun is…

## AI Etymology
Draw: The verb is derived from Middle English drauen, drawen, draȝen, dragen (“to drag, pull; to draw (out); to attract; to entice, lure; to lead; to make a drawing; to move, travel; etc.”), from Old English dragan (“to drag, draw”), from Proto-West Germanic *dragan (“to carry; to haul”), from Proto-Germanic *draganą (“to carry; to pull, draw”); further etymology uncertain, often said to be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to pull, draw”), but possibly from a non-Indo-European substrate root which is also the source of Latin trahō (“to pull, draw; etc.”). Doublet of drag and draught. The noun is.

## Topics
- Art & Music

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