Meaning

6 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

    Zeichnung, Bild

    рису́нокrisúnok, чертёжčertjóž, карти́нка f диагра́ммаkartínka

    рису́нокrysúnok, малю́нокmaljúnok, кре́сленняkréslennja

  2. (uncountable)The act of producing such a picture.

    рисова́ниеrisovánije, черче́ниеčerčénije

    малюва́нняmaljuvánnja, кре́сленняkréslennja

    act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source

  3. (countable, uncountable)Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

    Zeichnen

    рисова́ниеrisovánije

  4. (countable, uncountable)The process of drawing or pulling something.

    Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.

    the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

  5. (countable, uncountable)An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.

    Auslosung, Ziehung

    жеребьёвкаžerebʹjóvka, ро́зыгрышrózygryš

    жеребкува́нняžerebkuvánnja, ро́зіграшrózihraš

  6. (countable, uncountable)A small portion of tea for steeping.

Examples

439 sentences

  1. Tom watched Mary drawing a picture.

    Том дивився, як Мері малює картину.

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  2. Tom is incredibly bad at drawing.

    Том надзвичайно погано малює.

    deTom zeichnet unglaublich schlecht.

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  3. What are you drawing?

    Що ти малюєш?

    ruЧто ты рисуешь?

    deWas zeichnest du da?

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  4. I'm good at drawing.

    Я добре малюю.

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  5. Christmas is drawing near.

    Різдво наближається.

    ruПриближается Рождество.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
picture, likeness, diagram or representation:
act of producing a picture:
action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw:
Русский
By meaning 3
picture, likeness, diagram or representation:
act of producing a picture:
action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
picture, likeness, diagram or representation:
graphic art form:
action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw:

Origin

From Middle English drauing, drawing, equivalent to draw + -ing.

From Middle English drauing, drawing, equivalent to draw + -ing.

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Forms

plural: drawings
Singulardrawing
Pluraldrawings

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source:drawing off
  • the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams:draftsmanshipdrafting
  • players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots:lottery
  • the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling:draftdraught

Word family

25 related words
RelateddraftB2drawerA2sketchC1drawnworkdrafterdraftsmandrawing roomdraw
Deriveddrawing backdrawing boarddrawing officedroodleindrawingledger drawinglife drawingline drawingmicrodrawingpoker drawingschematic drawingshop drawingsubdrawingtechnical drawingtoothdrawingunderdrawingworking drawing

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

7 patterns
  • good at drawing
  • drawing a picture
  • is drawing near
  • drawing pictures
  • is drawing a
  • drawing near
  • like drawing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
drawA1drawbackC1drawbridgedrawerA2dreadB2dreadfulB2
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