🎨 To make art 🧲 To attract 💪 To get from ➡️ To pull out 📝 To write legally 🎲 To pick randomly 💉 To extract fluid 🌟 A main attraction ⚖️ A tie game 😮‍💨 To inhale 🏹 To pull bowstring 🎟️ A lottery ⚖️ To tie 🪝 A strong pull ♠️ Poker game 🏞️ A small valley 🃏 A dealt card 🗡️ To pull apart 🔥 Air flows out 🏈 Fake run play 👕 To shrink 📿 To thread 🔩 To shape metal 🫖 To strain 🏌️ Curved golf shot 🚤 Needs water depth 🍗 To remove guts

to draw

357 3.0

Get information or lessons from a source

verb
/drɔ/

: sacar

Where do you draw your own strength from?
draw conclusions
draw inferences
draw on knowledge

It is time for women to draw on this rich heritage.

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Examples

That is where you draw your strength.

Gabriel (2007)
You can draw inspiration from nature when looking for new ideas.
and I was able to draw from human thought,
I said you got to draw on your faith.
So what are the three songs you draw the most meaning from about life?

Lex Fridman
That we must draw strength from those better times.

The Staying Kind (2018)
And people can do their own research and draw their own conclusions.
It is time for women to draw on this rich heritage.

Harvard University
As we draw closer to God, we draw closer in visible communion to one another.

Academic text (2015)
Students are encouraged to provide alternative explanations for these results, drawing on information from the course.

Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

to benefit

vsto draw

654 2.3

To help someone or be helped by something

is the act of obtaining from a source not only gaining advantage

to absorb

vsto draw

315 3.0

To take in things such as liquid, light, or information

focuses on getting from a source rather than internalizing deeply

to derive

vsto draw

78 4.4

Get something from a person or thing

is the general act of getting or sourcing benefit or information

to draw out

vsto draw

49 3.8

Remove something from where it is, for example a nail or a secret

is about getting from a source rather than forcibly removing it

to glean

vsto draw

41 4.2

To collect small pieces of information from different sources over time

emphasizes getting from any source without stressing slowness or effort

to take in

vsto draw

40 3.2

Understand new information or ideas

means to get from a source rather than just understand what is given

to soak up

vsto draw

Informal

36 3.9

To take in and enjoy the atmosphere or information

means to acquire from a source but not always with full immersion

to pull in

vsto draw

17 3.6

To gather information or things from different places

focuses on obtaining from a source rather than specifically collecting widely

to imbibe

vsto draw

10 7.4

Drink alcohol or absorb ideas and knowledge

is to obtain from a source broadly rather than suggest consuming ideas

to glean information

vsto draw

2 5.2

To find small pieces of information from different places and put them together

is the broader action of obtaining from a source not only small bits

Idioms

to draw the line

Informal

80 4.1

Set a clear limit on what you will accept

to draw a line in the sand

13 6.7

To set a clear limit that must not be crossed

luck of the draw

Informal

9 4.8

A result that depends only on chance, like drawing names from a hat

to draw the short straw

Informal

6 6.2

To be chosen by chance to do an unpleasant task

to draw and quarter

Offensive

5 9.9

To kill someone by tying limbs to four horses and pulling them apart, or to punish very harshly

quick on the draw

3 5.6

Able to respond quickly under pressure

to hang, draw and quarter

Offensive

1 9.9

To threaten or kill someone by hanging, cutting their body open and dividing it into four parts

to draw one's last breath

1 8.1

To breathe for the last time before you die

to draw a straight furrow

8.4

To follow a steady plan and not get distracted

to draw the short end of the stick

Informal

8.2

To end up by chance with an unpleasant task or in a worse position

Phrasal Verbs

to draw attention

152 2.5

To make people notice something or someone

to draw up

111 3.7

To prepare and write official papers such as contracts or wills

to draw in

56 3.6

Attract people or attention

to draw out

49 3.8

Remove something from where it is, for example a nail or a secret

to draw blood

Offensive

47 4.6

To take blood for testing or to cause harm in an argument

to draw back

42 4.1

To move backwards away from something because of fear or surprise

to draw a line

38 3.8

Set a clear limit on what is acceptable

to draw away

30 3.7

To pull something away from where it is, for example a bandage or curtain

to draw near

30 2.6

To move closer in place or time

to draw out

26 3.8

Help a quiet person speak more in a group

to draw close

22 2.9

Move nearer to someone or something

to draw out

21 4.0

Make a conversation or event last longer than usual

to draw a crowd

15 3.5

Attract many people to watch or listen

to draw together

14 3.5

To make people feel united by a shared goal or feeling

to draw close

12 3.2

Pull someone toward yourself to comfort or protect them

to draw parallel

9 4.6

Point out similarities between two or more things to show how they are alike

to draw in

9 4.0

Pull air into the lungs or small things into a machine

to draw a blank

Informal

8 4.5

Fail to remember something when you try to think of it

to draw fire

8 6.7

To attract criticism and angry reactions for what you say or do

to draw inspiration from

8 3.5

Get creative ideas or motivation from something

to draw up

8 3.9

To straighten the body to stand taller

to draw in

6 3.9

Move something toward the centre

to draw the curtain

4 3.7

To close a curtain by pulling it across a window

to draw in

3 4.3

Move closer to surround something

to draw off

3 4.2

To pull something away carefully, for example a bandage or tablecloth

to draw up

Jargon

3 4.1

To arrange people into a line or formation

to draw in

2 4.6

Curl the body inward because of cold or fear

to draw up

2 3.6

To stop a vehicle at a place

to draw a bead on

Informal

2 8.8

Aim a gun carefully at someone or something to be ready to shoot

to draw off

1 4.9

To take liquid from a container by pouring or draining for testing

to draw even

1 4.2

Make your score or position the same as another person

to draw a large crowd

1 2.6

To attract many people to watch a show or event

to draw in

1 4.3

Arrive at a station

to draw away

1 4.6

To move ahead of others in a race or competition

to draw rein

Literature

1 8.4

To stop or slow progress by controlling it, like a rider pulling the straps that guide a horse

to draw a bead on

1 8.2

Pay close attention to a person, goal, or problem

to draw back

Specialized

1 9.9

To pull tissue or skin to the side to hold a wound open during surgery

Compounds

tourist draw

1 3.0

A place or event that attracts many visitors

draw play

Jargon

1 6.2

A football play where the quarterback fakes a pass then hands the ball to a running back

draw poker

1 4.2

A type of poker where players discard some cards and get new ones to improve their hand

How Much

to extract

175 3.9

to derive

78 4.4

to draw

357 3.0

to obtain

578 2.6

to get

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

draw infinitive

drawing present participle

draws third person singular

drew past

drawn past participle

Etymology

Draw meaning 'to get from a source' comes from the old sense 'to pull', so you 'draw' information or strength by pulling it out of a book, experience, or person.