draw
verb (MAKE) /drɔː/
/drɑː/ (drew, drawn)Definition
C2 [T] formal to make or show a comparison between things: You can't really draw a comparison between the two cases - they're entirely different. It's sometimes very difficult to draw a clear distinction between the meanings of different words.Concluding and deducing draw a conclusion B2 to consider the facts of a situation and make a decision about what is true, correct, likely to happen, etc.: I'd seen them together so often I drew the logical conclusion that they were husband and wife.Guessing, supposing and suspecting
(Definition of draw verb (MAKE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- approximate verb
- as much idiom
- call verb (CONSIDER)
- conjecture verb
- consider verb (OPINION)
- deem verb
- find verb (EXPERIENCE A FEELING)
- guess verb
- hazard verb
- hypothesize verb
- imagine verb
- jump to conclusions idiom
- mark sb down as sth phrasal verb
- misjudge verb
- presume verb (BELIEVE)
- presuppose verb
- speculate verb (GUESS)
- surmise verb
- suspect verb (THINK LIKELY)
- think of sth/sb phrasal verb
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