draft

CEFRB2

/dɹɑːft/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A first version of writing that may be changed.

  2. 02

    noun

    A current of cool air in a room.

Examples

  • Mayuko made a fair copy of the draft.

  • This is only the first draft of my speech.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /dɹaft/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An act of drinking.

  2. The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To prepare a first version of a text.

More examples

In context

  • The committee approved the draft budget.

  • I have to revise the first draft of my term paper.

  • She took a deep draft from the bottle of water.

Synonyms

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He nervously opened the envelope containing his blank notice for military service.

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Origin

noun

A phonetic spelling of draught (compare laughter), from Middle English draught, draght (“that which is pulled; that which is drawn up, a design”), from Old English *dreaht, *dræht, from Proto-West Germanic *drahti, *drahtu, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz (“a pulling, drawing”). Cognate with Dutch dracht, German Tracht, Icelandic dráttur. By surface analysis, draw + -t.