🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Zeichnen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsai-kh-nen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Draw/drɔː/
verbnounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie liebt es, Landschaften zu zeichnen."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To produce a picture or diagram by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, or other instrument.

    "She loves to draw landscapes in her sketchbook."
As noun
  1. 1

    A picture or diagram made by drawing.

    "The artist displayed her latest draw at the gallery."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'draw' originates from the Old English 'dragan', meaning to pull or drag. It has evolved through Middle English, where it retained similar meanings, and has expanded to include artistic creation and the act of selecting or pulling something towards oneself.

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