to sketch
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3.6
- verb
- /skɛtʃ/
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- In the meeting, she was asked to sketch the main points of the project so everyone could understand it quickly.
- sketch the broad outlines
- sketch out a plan
- sketch the historical background
And then he's going to sketch out for us how it's getting things wrong.
- And then he's going to sketch out for us how it's getting things wrong.
- Let me intend instead to sketch briefly how Oliver has managed to fit them together.
Examples
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Select the group's most promising ideas and begin to sketch them out.
Academic text (2013) -
Usually, you sketch it out first.
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So the last part of the problem was to sketch the solution.
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And then I would come out of it and, and sketch what I discovered.
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Could you perhaps sketch us a simple version of this?
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In the following, we simply sketch how this problem can be faced by following the steps previously described.
Academic text (2017) -
The reasons why are familiar, so I will simply sketch them here.
Academic text (2008) -
In it, the basic character of the film is sketched, together with some of the scenes.
Academic text (1999) -
We have, in this paper, attempted to sketch the blueprints for such a framework to come together.
Academic text (2008) -
Now, I asked George and Ralph here to sketch out a few ideas... ...and I think they've done a terrific job.
Synonyms
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3.3
To give the main points of something
9
3.5
Draw or write a short plan showing the main ideas
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6.4
To give a short summary of the main points
To give a short general account of the main points
To make a simple plan or outline for something
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Etymology
To sketch in speech or writing follows the old sense of making an 'outline' (from Dutch schets), so to sketch something is to give a short, rough description without all the details.