draw
/ˈdɹɔ/
verbnoun
Core
1.v.cause to move by pulling
“draw a wagon”
2.v.get or derive
“He drew great benefits from his membership in the association”
3.v.make a mark or lines on a surface
“draw a line”
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draw and trace share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. draw means “cause to move by pulling”. trace means “follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something”. draw is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdɹɔ/
1.v.cause to move by pulling
“draw a wagon”
2.v.get or derive
“He drew great benefits from his membership in the association”
3.v.make a mark or lines on a surface
“draw a line”
/ˈtɹeɪs/
1.v.follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
“We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”
2.v.make a mark or lines on a surface
“draw a line”
3.v.to go back over again
“we retraced the route we took last summer”
| draw | trace | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɹɔ/ | /ˈtɹeɪs/ |
| Said | draw | trays |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | verb, noun |
| Senses | 45 | 14 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | pull | follow |
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