draw on

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to use or exploit (a source, fund, etc)

   to draw on one's experience

2. (intr, adverb) to come near

   the time for his interview drew on

3. (tr, preposition) to withdraw (money) from (an account)

4. (tr, adverb) to put on (clothes)

5. (tr, adverb) to lead further; entice or encourage

   the prospect of nearing his goal drew him on

Idioms and Phrases

Approach, as in As evening draws on, we'll make our way back to the house . [First half of 1500s]

Put on a piece of clothing, as in She drew on her gloves . [Early 1700s]

Also, draw upon . Make use of something or someone. For example, This dictionary draws on many different sources , or The chairman was good at drawing upon the various members for their expertise . [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

They draw on customs data, corporate records and non-public military and intelligence information.

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In the future, “every supercomputer will draw on quantum processors to expand the problems that it can compute, and every quantum processor will rely on a supercomputer to run correctly,” Costa said.

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A "technical fault" halted the National Lottery's Lotto draw on Saturday evening.

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The stream for the draw on the National Lottery YouTube channel was unavailable on Saturday evening.

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That major uptick in debt was fueled by cuts to state funding for public colleges, which pushed up prices for families; by households having less money to draw on to pay for school, which meant they were more likely to turn to borrowing; by increased enrollment at for-profit colleges, which are more likely to have poor outcomes; and by a weak labor market that saw college graduates struggling to find jobs that paid enough to allow them to pay down their debt.

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