drawn
English meaning: Drawn
Definition
Past participle of 'draw': used with 'have' to show a picture has been made or something pulled.
Example
“The curtains had been drawn against the bright sun so the room stayed cool and dim.”
Another example: “After weeks of worry, her face looked pale and drawn.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past participle of 'draw', used in perfect tenses and the passive ('has drawn', 'was drawn'). As an adjective, 'drawn' means tired and tense-looking ('a drawn face'). 'Drawn-out' means prolonged. Neutral register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'dragen', past participle of 'dragan' (to draw).
Related Words
Common Collocations
- have drawn
- drawn out
- drawn to
- drawn up
- tightly drawn
- drawn face
Word Forms
draw (v); drew; drawn; drawing; drawing (n); drawer (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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