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drew

n.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈdɹu// UK //dɹˈuː// drew Dialect Informal

n. the past tense of draw. You use it when you want to say that you made a picture with a pen or pencil in the past.

n. the past tense of 'draw'. Refers to the act of producing an image by making marks on paper or a similar surface.


SIMPLE

She drew a beautiful picture of a cat.

CONTEXTUAL

The architect drew a quick sketch of the building on a napkin during lunch.

COMPLEX

The witness drew a detailed map of the intersection to help the investigators understand exactly where the two vehicles had collided.

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Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman Drew, Drieu, Drue, from Old French Drogon, Dreus, Drues (made popular by Charlemagne's son Drogo) from Old Dutch Drogo, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic dragan (“to carry, pull”), or from Proto-Germanic draugaz (“phantom, apparition”).

Etymology 2

From Irish, adopted from the English surname above, and also reduced from an Druaidh, Ó Druaidh, Ó Draoi, "descendant of the Druid", from draoi (“druid”).

Etymology 3

From any of the above.

Usage

Irregular past tense of 'draw'; the past participle is 'drawn'.

Pitfall

He drawed a pictureHe drew a pictureDraw is an irregular verb; the past tense is 'drew', not 'drawed'.

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