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drew
/dɹuː/
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What does drew mean?
verb
- simple past of draw
- past participle of draw
proper noun
- A diminutive of the male given name Andrew.
More meanings (8)
proper noun
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A female given name.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, named after Drew E. Bennett.
- A city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, named after Miss Drew Daniel.
- An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, named after S. E. Drew.
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, probably named after Robert Drew.
- A rural community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP).
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IPA pronunciation
/dɹuː/
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Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly into her arms, confronting the old Puritan magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
Their armoured bodies glittered in the sun as they swept swiftly forward upon the guns, growing rapidly larger as they drew nearer.
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She pulled a flower out of a bouquet on the piano and absently drew the stem through the lapel of his coat.
The poor man howled loudly for mercy and made no resistance when Jinjur drew the bunch of keys from around his neck.
She drew her costly lace scarf up around her shoulders, and sat silently watching the brilliant scene, as if in a dream.