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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Drawing in
The tide was drawing in quickly
I saw the above phrase that we need to use in the short story "a Surprise at the Beach".
What does "drawing in" mean here?
Is it a phrasal verb? I couldn't find the meaning.
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Jigneshbharati Is it a phrasal verb? No. It is a plain (albeit poor) use of the intransitive verb "draw".
- Jigneshbharati Is it a phrasal verb?
- No.
- It is a plain (albeit poor) use of the intransitive verb "draw".
- Things don't draw quickly.
- q=draw " 1.
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JigneshbharatiIs it a phrasal verb?
No. It is a plain (albeit poor) use of the intransitive verb "draw". Things don't draw quickly.
https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=draw
"1. To proceed or move steadily: a shi
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It means the tide was coming in, ie the water was moving up the beach.
The opposite is the tide was going out.
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