Skip to main content
to sketch

to sketch

45 3.0
To make a quick rough drawing to plan an idea
  • verb
  • /skɛtʃ/
translation icon : esbozar
  • She took out her notebook to sketch the buildings she saw during her walk.
  • sketch a picture
  • sketch a map
  • sketch a design

I'd like to know if you actually always sketch by hand?

Autoplay Next

Examples

Synonyms

to draw
vsto sketch
939 1.0

Make a picture with a pen or pencil

is a quick rough drawing used as a preliminary study
to draft
vsto sketch
138 3.7

To make an early version of a document or plan

is a quick rough drawing used as a preliminary study
to draw up
vsto sketch
97 3.7

To prepare and write official papers such as contracts or wills

is a quick rough drawing used as a preliminary study
to sketch out
vsto sketch
9 3.5

Draw or write a short plan showing the main ideas

is a quick rough drawing used as a preliminary study
to rough out
vsto sketch
1 5.1

To make a simple first version of an idea or plan as a quick drawing

is a quick rough drawing used as a preliminary study
to rough in
vsto sketch
1 6.6

Make a simple first version to show the main plan

is a quick rough drawing used as a preliminary study
to predesign
vsto sketch
  • Specialized
1 6.3

To make an early plan or drawing before the main work begins

is a quick rough drawing used as a preliminary study
to chalk out
vsto sketch
6.1

To make a simple plan or outline for something

is a quick rough drawing used as a preliminary study

Antonyms

1.0

To bring something to an end or complete it

Phrasal Verbs

Draw or write a short plan showing the main ideas

Compounds

3 2.7

A book of blank paper for drawing or making quick pictures

sketch pad
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A digital drawing area on a tablet or computer for drawing by hand

2.7

A book of blank paper for drawing quick pictures

A quick drawing that shows the main places and paths in an area

How Detailed

to render
52 6.3
to paint
417 1.0
to draw
939 1.0
to sketch
45 3.0
to scribble
55 3.5

Surface Forms

sketch infinitive
sketched past
sketched past participle
sketching present participle
sketches third person singular

Etymology

Sketch as a verb comes from the same Dutch idea schets of making a quick 'outline', so to sketch is to draw something fast and rough to show the main idea.