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

Examples of draw in in a Sentence

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The power draw in Guardians of the Galaxy was also on the high side, and the B570 pulled more power in Returnal than either the Radeon RX 7600 or the RTX 4060. PCMAG, 25 Jan. 2025 Walmart has drawn in higher-income customers by investing in its grocery business and using its massive scale to drive down prices during a historic bout of inflation. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025 Yet the nerve center of wine culture, that magnetic force that draws in newer, younger generations of wine drinkers despite a global downturn in wine sales, marches to an entirely different beat. Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025 The president’s decision to include people convicted of assaulting police crosses a red line that GOP senators had drawn in recent weeks. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 22 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.

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