draw upon

drɔː əˈpɒn

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Definition of draw upon - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

utilizeuse resources or knowledge for a purpose

She had to draw upon her savings to pay the bills.
The team had to draw upon past experiences to solve the problem.
He decided to draw upon his network to find a new job.

draw on

utilize

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Expressions with draw

draw attention

attract interest or curiosity

The new exhibit draws attention from art lovers.

draw in

pull something inward or towards a center

He drew in his breath sharply.

draw lots

decide something by picking randomly

They decided to draw lots to determine the team leader..

draw on

sketch or mark on a surface

She likes to draw on her notebook.

draw a crowd

attract many people to an event

The street performer can always draw a crowd with his tricks.

draw a line

create a visible line on a surface

She used a ruler to draw a line.

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reach down

metaphorical action

access or draw upon something not visible

call into play

strategy

invoke or draw upon a resource

tap into

use intangibles

draw upon something intangible like knowledge or emotion

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French:utiliser, ...
German:zurückgreifen, ...
Italian:attingere, ...
Spanish:recurrir a, ...
Portuguese:recorrer, ...
Chinese:动用, ...
Japanese:利用する, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَعانَ بِـ, ...
Hebrew:לְנַצֵּל, ...
Russian:воспользоваться, ...
Ukrainian:використати, ...
Hindi:सहारा लेना, ...
Bengali:কাজে লাগানো, ...
Catalan:recórrer a, ...
Czech:čerpat z, ...
Danish:trække på, ...
Dutch:aanspreken, ...
Greek:αξιοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:igénybe venni, ...
Khmer:យកមកប្រើប្រាស់, ...
Korean:활용하다, ...
Persian:بهره بردن از, ...
Polish:korzystać z, ...
Portuguese (BR):recorrer, ...
Romanian:a apela la, ...
Swedish:använda, ...
Thai:ใช้, ...
Turkish:yararlanmak, ...
Vietnamese:dùng đến, ...

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