schetsen — meaning in English

English meaning

• draft noun An early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
• protract verb To lengthen something, particularly to make it last longer in time.
• sketch verb To make a quick, rough drawing without full detail.

Senses

schetsen is used for these senses in English:

• draft (transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.
• protract (surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
• protract To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
• sketch (ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.

draft — full definition

1. noun An early, unfinished version of a piece of writing.
2. noun A current of air moving through an enclosed space.
3. noun (US) Compulsory enlistment into military service; conscription.
4. noun The process of selecting players for professional sports teams.
5. verb To write a preliminary version of something.

protract — full definition

1. verb To lengthen something, particularly to make it last longer in time.
2. verb To make use of a protractor.
3. verb To draw something to scale, marking out its lines and angles using a scale and protractor; to plot it.
4. verb To postpone something until a later time.

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