draft up

dræft ʌp

Definition of draft up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

document creation

create a preliminary version of a document

She will draft up the proposal for review.

compose

draft

planning

prepare a plan or proposal

They need to draft up a new marketing strategy.

compose

formulate

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Expressions with draft

feel the draft

notice a cold current of air moving in a place

I could feel the draft coming from the window.

dodge the draft

avoid compulsory military service

He fled to Canada to dodge the draft.

first draft

earliest complete version of a work made before changes or corrections

I finished the first draft of my novel last night.

draft beer

beer served from a keg or cask

He ordered a pint of draft beer.

draft copy

preliminary version of a written work

She reviewed the draft copy before the final submission.

draft-proof

adj.

stopping cold air from coming in through gaps

We installed draft-proof windows in the living room.

Examples of draft up in a sentence

They will draft up the agenda for the meeting.
We need to draft up a contract by tomorrow.
He was asked to draft up the project proposal.

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French:rédiger, élaborer, ...
German:entwerfen, ...
Italian:abbozzare, redigere, ...
Spanish:redactar, ...
Portuguese:elaborar, ...
Chinese:起草, ...
Japanese:作成する, 計画を立てる, ...
Arabic:أَعَدّ, أَعَدَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְנַסֵּחַ טְיוּטָה, לְהָכִין טִיּוּטָה, ...
Russian:составить, разработать, ...
Ukrainian:підготувати, складати, ...
Hindi:मसौदा तैयार करना, योजना बनाना, ...
Bengali:খসড়া করা, খসড়া তৈরি করা, ...
Catalan:redactar, elaborar, ...
Czech:sepsat, ...
Danish:udarbejde, ...
Dutch:opstellen, ...
Greek:συντάσσω, ...
Hungarian:megfogalmazni, elkészíteni, ...
Khmer:រៀបចំសេចក្តីព្រាង, ...
Korean:초안을 작성하다, 계획을 세우다, ...
Persian:پیش‌نویس کردن, تدوین کردن, ...
Polish:sporządzać, opracować, ...
Portuguese (BR):esboçar, ...
Romanian:a elabora, ...
Swedish:utforma, planera, ...
Thai:ร่าง, จัดทำ, ...
Turkish:hazırlamak, taslak hazırlamak, ...
Vietnamese:soạn thảo, lên kế hoạch, ...

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