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draw in

B1 neutral mixed both
In simple words

To pull someone into a situation, to breathe in, or (about days) to become shorter.

Literal meaning: To pull or move something inward.

Meanings

1 B1 neutral

To attract people to a place or event, or to gradually involve someone in a situation.

"The festival draws in thousands of visitors from across the country every summer."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic neutral

(British English) For days or evenings to become shorter as winter approaches.

"October is here, and you can really feel the evenings drawing in now."

Grammar: inseparable
3 B1 neutral

To take air or breath into the lungs.

"She drew in a long breath before stepping onto the stage."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

The sense of days 'drawing in' (getting shorter) is specifically British English and very common in autumn. The 'attract' sense is used broadly. The breathing sense is standard across all varieties of English.

Commonly used with

crowd breath audience days tourists evening

Forms

Base
draw in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
draws in
he/she/it
Past simple
drew in
yesterday
Past participle
drawn in
have + pp
-ing form
drawing in
continuous

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