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tekenen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
  • drawing noun A picture made with a pencil, pen, or similar tool, without paint.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.

Senses

tekenen is used for these senses in English:

  • draw (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]
  • drawing Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.
  • drawing 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.
  • line (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
  • line (transitive, obsolete) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.

draw — full definition

  1. verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
  2. verb To pull something toward oneself or in a particular direction.
  3. verb To attract attention, interest, or a crowd.
  4. verb To take money out of an account, or to receive a wage or benefit.
  5. verb To end a game or contest with neither side winning.

drawing — full definition

  1. noun A picture made with a pencil, pen, or similar tool, without paint.
  2. noun The activity or skill of creating such pictures.
  3. noun A random selection of names or numbers, as in a lottery.

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