sketch
To make a brief, basic drawingTo make a brief, basic drawing.
» Ask Tom to sketch out his plan.
Попроси Тома окреслити свій план.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To make a brief, basic drawing.
I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil.
skizzieren
набра́сыватьnabrásyvatʹ, наброса́тьnabrosátʹ
make a sketch of
(transitive)To describe briefly and with very few details.
He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened.
обрисоватьobrisovatʹ
describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
Examples
95 sentencesAsk Tom to sketch out his plan.
Попроси Тома окреслити свій план. — deniko
The police asked the girl to make a rough sketch of her lost dog.
Поліція попросила дівчину зробити начерк її собаки, що пропав. — ChickenKiev
ruПолиция попросила девочку сделать примерный набросок её пропавшей собаки. — odexed
deDie Polizei bat das Mädchen, eine grobe Skizze von ihrem entlaufenem Hund anzufertigen. — Nachtiris
Make a sketch of your house.
Зроби креслення свого будинку. — aandrusiak
ruСделай набросок своего дома. — amanshi
Tom is sketching an apple.
Том робить ескіз яблука. — deniko
deTom zeichnet einen Apfel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom usually carries a sketch pad.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from AncienFrom Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος (skhédios, “made suddenly, off-hand”), from σχεδόν (skhedón, “near, nearby”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Compare scheme.
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Forms
sketches, sketching, sketched, sketchedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle