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drawn

drawn
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [drawn]
    • /drɔn/
    • /drɔːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drawn]
    • /drɔn/

Definitions of drawn word

  • verb drawn past participle of draw. 1
  • adjective drawn tense; haggard. 1
  • adjective drawn eviscerated, as a fowl. 1
  • adjective drawn Glassmaking. of or relating to the stem of a drinking glass that has been formed by stretching from a small mass of molten metal left at the base of the bowl of the vessel. of or relating to glass that is drawn over a series of rollers as it comes from the furnace. 1
  • verb with object drawn to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off). 1
  • verb with object drawn to bring, take, or pull out, as from a receptacle or source: to draw water from a well. 1

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Origin of drawn

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drawen, Old English dragan; cognate with Old Norse draga to draw, German tragen to carry; cf. drag

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Drawn

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

drawn popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

drawn usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for drawn

adj drawn

  • peaked — Also, on-peak. being at the point of maximum frequency, intensity, use, etc.; busiest or most active: Hotel rooms are most expensive during the peak travel seasons.
  • tired — having a tire or tires.
  • strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
  • worn — past participle of wear.
  • thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.

adverb drawn

  • deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
  • nip and tuck — to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
  • head-to-head — in direct confrontation, opposition, or competition: a head-to-head battle between the two companies.
  • too close to call — If something such as a competition or an election is too close to call, it is not possible to predict who will win because it seems likely to be won by only a very small margin.

adjective drawn

  • wan — of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color: His wan face suddenly flushed.
  • drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
  • careworn — A person who looks careworn looks worried, tired, and unhappy.
  • tense — in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
  • fatigued — of or relating to fatigues or any clothing made to resemble them: The guerrilla band wore fatigue pants and field jackets. She brought fatigue shorts to wear on the hike.

Antonyms for drawn

adj drawn

  • fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
  • relaxed — being free of or relieved from tension or anxiety: in a relaxed mood.
  • unstressed — without stress or emphasis, as a syllable in a word.

verb with object drawn

  • misdrawn — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).

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