Word
drew
Phoneticsdrew
US/ˈdɹu/
UK/dɹˈuː/
Definition
n. a common first name for men or women, often short for Andrew.
n. a given name of Germanic origin or a diminutive of Andrew; also functions as a surname.
Examples
“She drew a beautiful picture of a cat.”
“The architect drew a quick sketch of the building on a napkin during lunch.”
“The witness drew a detailed map of the intersection to help the investigators understand exactly where the two vehicles had collided.”
Examples
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.”
Usage
Usually capitalized as it is a proper noun.
Etymology
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”).
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”).
From any of the above.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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