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Foundation level · Year 4 · free

draw

verb · Say it: DRAW

What it means

Foundation

to make a picture using a pencil, pen or crayon

Ruby likes to draw her cat curled up on the sofa.

Similar and opposite words

Synonyms (similar meaning)

  • doodle
  • illustrate
  • sketch

More examples

  • Our teacher asked us to draw a map of the school playground.

Where the word comes from

From Old English 'dragan', meaning to pull.

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