draw in

verb

drew in; drawn in; drawing in; draws in

transitive verb

1
: to cause or entice to enter or participate
2
: to sketch roughly

intransitive verb

1
a
: to draw to an end
the day drew in
b
: to shorten seasonally
the evenings are already drawing in
2
: to become more cautious or economical

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The first two episodes of the third season, which will be the show’s last, drew in 25 million viewers and, according to the New York Times, its main audience is 25 to 54-year-old women. Olivia Petter, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2025 While direct conflict appears unlikely, the ongoing deployments signal a deepening geopolitical rift that could draw in regional players and global powers with interests in the Caribbean. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 Marinakis flew to England on Friday, after attending the Europa League draw in Monaco, which confirmed Forest will return to European football after three decades away with a trip to face Real Betis in the Spanish city of Seville on Wednesday, September 24. Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025 The kitchen needs to turn out three meals a day that are creative enough to draw in finicky locals, anodyne enough to satisfy an international clientele, and sturdy enough to survive the room-service gauntlet. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for draw in

Word History

First Known Use

1558, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of draw in was in 1558

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“Draw in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/draw%20in. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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