draw on

verb

drew on; drawn on; drawing on; draws on

intransitive verb

: approach

night draws on

transitive verb

: bring on, cause

Synonyms

• beget
• breed
• bring
• bring about
• bring on
• catalyze
• cause
• create
• do
• effect
• effectuate
• engender
• generate
• induce
• invoke
• make
• occasion
• produce
• prompt
• result (in)
• spawn
• translate (into)
• work
• yield

Examples of draw on in a Sentence

the general's imprudent remarks drew on a public rebuke by the secretary of defense

night draws on, so we should hurry home

Recent Examples on the Web

In meal mode, kids feed it discs with different foods drawn on them and the dinosaur will say the food’s name. —Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 13 Apr. 2024

The two men from utterly different backgrounds must learn to trust, collaborate and draw on combat skills from their own hidden pasts. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Kids Definition

draw on

verb

: to come closer : approach

as night drew on