Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

draw on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: draw on
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.

verb

To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.

verb

To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.

verb

To approach, come nearer, as evening.

verb

To put on (a garment).

Transitive verb

verb

To draw the trigger of a gun, so as to fire upon (something).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Without the proper resources, the young manager drew on his imagination to solve the crisis."
"January 19 1782, Benjamin Franklin, letter to John Jay but I would have you draw on me for a Quarter at present which shall be paid"
"The reporter drew heavily on interviews with former members of the secretive group."
"Manchester United needed to draw on all their resources as they came from behind to beat Southampton and progress to the last 16 of the FA Cup."
"He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record."
"As the day draws on, the oxen will begin to show fatigue."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

draws on (present, singular) drawing on (participle, present) drew on (past) drawn on (participle, past)

Phrases

draw out

Frequently Paired Words

draw out

Questions

What does draw on mean?: To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.

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