Meaning

4 senses
  1. To retreat from a position

  2. To move backwards

    pull back or move away or backward

  3. To withdraw from an undertaking

  4. To pull something back or apart

Examples

11 sentences
  1. I drew back the curtain.

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  2. She drew back in horror at the sight.

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  3. She drew back when she saw a snake.

    ruУвидев змею, она попятилась назад.

    deSie wich zurück, als sie eine Schlange sah.

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  4. How do we draw people back to Boston?

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  5. My attention was drawn back to the present by the sound of her voice.

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Forms

draws back, drawing back, drew back, drawn back
Base formdraw back · to draw back
3rd person singulardraws back
Present participledrawing back
Past simpledrew back
Past participledrawn back

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydraw back
he, she, itdraws back

Past simpleLesson

all personsdrew back

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave drawn back
he, she, ithas drawn back

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill draw back

Phrasal verbs

11 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
RelateddrawbackC1

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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