Draw up
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Definition
To prepare an official document or plan. Common in legal or business settings
Example sentence
The lawyer draws up the contract.
Real video usage
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
draw up a contract
draw up a plan
draw up a list
draw up a proposal
draw up a budget
draw up an agreement
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
They drew up the agreement. ✅ (Correct)
They drew the agreement up. ✅ (Correct)