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

This support will draw on the expertise of the Sonsinis, AIC senior advisor and mentor Paul Work, AIC's Advisory Board and their broader networks of investors, professionals and industry veterans. —Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024

The income and sales tax cuts draw on the same money — TABOR surpluses — that normally would be returned to taxpayers through refunds. —Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 15 May 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