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Definitions for drew
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Drew, John Drewnoun

    United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

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  1. drew

    "Drew" is the past tense of "draw," which primarily means to produce a picture or a diagram as a representation using a pencil, pen, or other writing tool. It can also refer to pulling or dragging something, like when you "draw" curtains back. Additionally, "draw" can describe obtaining or deriving something from a particular source, such as to "draw" a conclusion. "Drew" is also commonly used as a male given name. The context usually determines the particular meaning of "drew."

Webster Dictionary

  1. Drew

    of Draw

  2. Drew

    of Draw

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Drew

    drōō—did draw—pa.t. of Draw.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. drew

    A name in our northern isles for the Fucus loreus, a narrow thong-shaped sea-weed.

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  2. DREW

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DREW

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Drew is ranked #1513 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Drew surname appeared 23,722 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 8 would have the surname Drew.

    75.9% or 18,010 total occurrences were White.
    17.8% or 4,237 total occurrences were Black.
    2.6% or 626 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.2% or 529 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.6% or 164 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.6% or 157 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'drew' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2188

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'drew' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4640

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of drew in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of drew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of drew in a Sentence

  1. Sonia Sotomayor:

    I noticed that [fictional defense attorney] Perry Mason was involved in a lot of the same kinds of investigative work that I had been fascinated with reading Nancy Drew, so I decided to become a lawyer, once I focused on becoming a lawyer, I never deviated from that goal.

  2. Candace Aikin:

    And Candace Aikin kept coming in there and wanting her to go... But Drew Peterson Story said no, she wasn't going with Candace Aikin and she didn't want me to get out of the bed... and I was afraid.

  3. Pablo Escobar:

    Haji Bashir Noorzai, currently serving a life sentence in the United States, for all the Americans was possible. Instead, Bergdahl was traded for five senior Taliban leaders who had been serving indefinite sentences at the U.S. military’s prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- a deal he said had been rejected by senior U.S. officials years ago. My team had a difficult mission and I used all legal means available to recover the hostages. You, the Congress, were my last resort, i am before you because I did my duty and you need to ensure all in uniform can go on doing their duty without fear of reprisal. He said he is being retaliated against because the FBI and others were angry when Duncan Hunter revealed the Defense Department had tried to pay a ransom for Bergdahl, which is against U.S. law. Jason Amerine said Jason Amerine drew their ire when Duncan Hunter submitted a complaint to the Inspector General alleging an.

  4. Melissa Goetz:

    She was vomiting, they drew her blood, and it was that strawberry milkshake-colored pink, it was a very difficult time emotionally for me being postpartum and having her diagnosed with a rare disease.

  5. Al Bukhaiti:

    We blame Hadi for not implementing this deal that drew the road map that would have solved Yemen's ongoing crises, hadi will be held responsible for the country's failures and that chaos that could follow.

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