Term: draw on





draw on (phrasal verb) /drɔː ɒn/


Translations (LV)

  • Use a resource: izmantot (pieredzi, zināšanas, resursus), balstīties uz.
  • Time/Duration: tuvoties beigām, iestāties (par laiku vai gadalaiku).
  • Physical action: uzvilkt (piemēram, cimdus), ievilkt (dūmu).

Examples

1. Using Experience or Resources

  • “In her new role as CISO, she will draw on her twenty years of experience in network security.”
  • “The investigators had to draw on several data sources to reconstruct the timeline of the breach.”
  • “To solve this complex encryption puzzle, we need to draw on the expertise of our mathematics department.”

2. Time and Atmosphere

  • “As the winter drew on, the office started closing earlier to save on heating costs.”
  • “The meeting drew on for hours, even though the main points had already been covered.”

3. Physical Actions

  • “He drew on his gloves before entering the cold server room to swap out the hardware.”
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