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drawn in

drawn in is the past participle of draw in.

Meaning of draw in

Verb

draw in (third-person singular simple present draws in, present participle drawing in, simple past drew in, past participle drawn in)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To attract.
    • Their concerts draw in big crowds.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To get (someone) involved.
    • They drew in the quiet boy who hadn't wanted to participate.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To approach.
    • They saw that the night was quickly drawing in, so they pitched their tent.
  4. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become dark earlier as a result of seasonal change.
    • It's that time of year again when the evenings really start to draw in.
  5. To reduce or contract; to become shorter.

Questions about drawn in

What is drawn in the past participle of?
Drawn in is the past participle of draw in.

Words near drawn in in the dictionary

  1. drawn butter
  2. drawn cuts
  3. drawn down
  4. drawn even
  5. drawn fire
  6. drawn in
  7. drawn in one's horns
  8. drawn into
  9. drawn it fine
  10. drawn it mild
  11. drawn lines in the sand

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Adapted from Wiktionary: drawn in (page history and authors); draw in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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