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| − | | | + | | draȝh-, drach-, drach-, drah-. ''or'' drauȝ- || droȝ, droȝh, droh ''or'' drohh, drou ''or'' drow || draȝen, draghen ''or'' drauen || |
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Revision as of 19:57, 14 August 2018
'To draw' is an irregular verb. Its forms are given here:
| Base form | past tense | -ed participle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| draw | drew | drawn | also withdraw |
- This is one of the "the 250 or so irregular verbs" listed in Quirk 1985. The list "contains most of the irregular verbs in present-day English ... but is not meant to be exhaustive, particularly with regard to derivative verbs." AWE has copied most of the entries in that list. The verb 'to draw' belongs to Quirk's Class 4 B d
- You may be interested to see also Draw - drawer and Draft - draught, the latter to illustrate how the forms of this word have changed during the history of English. Around 1,000 CE, the table above might have read:
| Base form | past tense | -ed participle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| draʒe or drache | dróg or dróh | dragen or draȝen |
and by the 14th century:
| Base form | past tense | -ed participle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| draȝh-, drach-, drach-, drah-. or drauȝ- | droȝ, droȝh, droh or drohh, drou or drow | draȝen, draghen or drauen |
- You may alos like to see AWE's article on draw (meanings)
