draw out
draw
drɔ:
draw
out
aƊt
awt
/dɹˈɔː ˈaʊt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "draw out"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to draw out
[phrase form: draw]
01

āĻĒā§āϰāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϟāĻžāύāĻž

to extend in time, length, or duration, often longer than necessary
Transitive: to draw out a process or activity
to draw out definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The negotiations were drawn out due to disagreements on key issues.
āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽāϤāĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to force someone to speak or express their thoughts
Transitive: to draw out sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The therapist aimed to draw out the patient through gentle probing.
āĻĨ⧇āϰāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€āϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāύāĻžāĨ¤
03

āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚ⧁āώ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to pull something out using suction, often done with a vacuum or suction device
Transitive: to draw out sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When cleaning the swimming pool, the pump was used to draw out debris and leaves.
āϏ⧁āχāĻŽāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒ⧁āϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž āĻŸā§‡āύ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻŸā§‡āύ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to remove something, partucularly with force or a lot of effort
Transitive: to draw out sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dentist needed to draw out the decayed tooth with careful precision.
āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤāϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻ•āϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻšā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻžāρāϤāϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇

to figure out or understand a main idea or meaning, often through careful analysis or interpretation
Transitive: to draw out an idea or meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Students were encouraged to draw out the central themes of the literature during class discussions.
āĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻŖā§€āĻ•āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻ•āĻžāωāϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϞāĻžāϜ⧁āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϞāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to help someone become more sociable or outgoing
Transitive: to draw out sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Attending social events can draw out individuals who are initially reserved.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāύāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
07

āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of daylight) to last for a longer period, typically indicating the approach of spring
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Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
People look forward to the days drawing out, bringing more sunlight and warmth.
āϞ⧋āϕ⧇āϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, āϝāĻž āφāϰāĻ“ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āφāύ⧇āĨ¤
08

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧋āϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to take money out of a financial account
Transitive: to draw out money
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Business owners often draw out funds from their company accounts to cover personal expenses.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻŽā§‡āϟāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤāĻšāĻŦāĻŋāϞ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧋āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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