draw on (English, verb)
expansion: draw on (third-person singular simple present draws on, present participle drawing on, simple past drew on, past participle drawn on)
Senses:
glosses: To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
tags: literally
qualifier: also draw upon
glosses: To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.
glosses: To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.
glosses: To approach, come nearer, as evening.
glosses: To put on (a garment).
tags: transitive
glosses: To draw the trigger of a gun, so as to fire upon (something).
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: draws on
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: drawing on
tags: participle
present
form: drew on
tags: past
form: drawn on
tags: participle
past