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drawn

SayDRAWN/dɹɔn/UK/dɹɔːn/

5 meanings of drawn

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past participle of draw. Use this form after have, has, or had.

    She has drawn three portraits this week.

    The curtains had been drawn before the movie started.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Looking very tired and unwell, often because of stress, worry, or illness.

    Like a plant left without water: looking weak, faded, and worn out.

    Her face looked drawn after weeks of caring for her sick mother.

    He arrived pale and drawn from the long overnight shift.

    Similarhaggard, gaunt, pinched, worn, strained

    Oppositehealthy, rested, fresh

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  3. 3
    adjectivein compounds
    Pulled, moved, or taken out in the way shown by the word in front, such as horse-drawn.

    The pump delivered freshly drawn water to the trough.

    Tourists rode through the old town in a horse-drawn carriage.

    Similarpulled

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  4. 4
    adjective
    Ending with no winner, because both sides finish with equal scores.

    Like a race where two runners cross the line at exactly the same moment.

    The match ended drawn after a tense period of extra time.

    Both games were drawn, so the title came down to a playoff.

    Similartied

    Oppositedecided

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  5. 5
    adjective
    Used up or emptied, with little or nothing left.

    Like a battery that has run down until almost no power is left.

    The old well stood drawn and dry by the end of August.

    By March the grain store was drawn almost to nothing.

    Similardepleted, drained, exhausted

    Oppositefull, replenished

drawn is a form of draw

draw, verb: To make a picture or lines on paper using a pencil, pen, crayon, or chalk. Full entry

Forms
drawdraws he/she/itdrawing -ing formdrew past tensedrawn past participle
Spelling
draw → drawn: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

This is a form of the verb "draw" with the ending "-n" added.