draw in

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draw in

verb draws in · drawing in · drew in · 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, of night/darkness/winter To approach. They saw that the night was quickly drawing in, so they pitched their tent.
  4. idiomatic, intransitive, of nights or evenings 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.

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verb to attract groups of people

Русскийпривлекать privlekatʹ, привлечь privlečʹ

verb to get someone involved

Русскийвовлекать vovlekatʹ, вовлечь vovlečʹ

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@misc{draw_in_2026,
  title = {draw in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/draw%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}