draw back

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

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. — Wezel

   deSie wich zurück, als sie eine Schlange sah. — xtofu80

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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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irregular · Lesson

• draw upзаморожувати, заморозитиTo compose (a document), especially following a standard form; prepare a plan.
• draw offприбрати, видалитиTo remove by using a siphon.
• draw outприбрати, видалитиTo make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend.
• draw inпритягнути, притягтиTo attract.
• draw backзабрати, забиратиTo retreat from a position
• draw onTo sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
• draw downTo lower (curtains, a portcullis, etc.).
• draw awayTo move away.