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Sketch

noun/skˈɛtʃ/
Definition
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
a brief literary description
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/skˈɛtʃ/
🇬🇧British English
/skˈɛtʃ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/skˈɛtʃ/
1 syllable Say it as /skˈɛtʃ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounpreliminary drawing for later elaboration
“he made several studies before starting to paint”
nouna brief literary description
nounshort descriptive summary (of events)
nouna humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
verbmake a sketch of
“sketch the building”
verbdescribe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
“sketch the outline of the book”
Word Forms
sketchverbmake a sketch of
sketchyadjectivegiving only major points; lacking completeness
surveyverbconsider in a comprehensive way
resumeverbgive a summary (of)
cartoonistnouna person who draws cartoons
cartoonverbdraw cartoons of
sketchnounpreliminary drawing for later elaboration
sketchernounsomeone who draws sketches
outlinenouna sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
skizzieren
Vorzeichnung zur späteren Ausarbeitung
🇫🇷French
esquisser
dessin préliminaire pour élaboration ultérieure
🇪🇸Spanish
bosquejo
dibujo preliminar para su posterior elaboración
🇮🇹Italian
schizzo
disegno preliminare per la successiva elaborazione
🇳🇱Dutch
schetsen
voorlopige tekening voor latere uitwerking
🇵🇹Portuguese
esboço
desenho preliminar para posterior elaboração
🇷🇺Russian
эскиз
предварительный рисунок для последующей доработки
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्केच
बाद के विस्तार के लिए प्रारंभिक ड्राइंग
🇧🇩Bengali
স্কেচ
পরবর্তী বিশদ বিবরণের জন্য প্রাথমিক অঙ্কন
🇮🇳Tamil
ஓவியம்
பின்னர் விரிவுபடுத்துவதற்கான ஆரம்ப வரைதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్కెచ్
తరువాత వివరణ కోసం ప్రాథమిక డ్రాయింగ్
🇮🇳Marathi
स्केच
नंतरच्या विस्तारासाठी प्राथमिक रेखाचित्र
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્કેચ
પછીના વિસ્તરણ માટે પ્રારંભિક ચિત્ર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಕೆಚ್
ನಂತರದ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ ರೇಖಾಚಿತ್ರ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്കെച്ച്
പിന്നീടുള്ള വിപുലീകരണത്തിനായുള്ള പ്രാഥമിക ഡ്രോയിംഗ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਕੈਚ
ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਸਥਾਰ ਲਈ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਡਰਾਇੰਗ
🇵🇰Urdu
خاکہ
بعد میں تفصیل کے لیے ابتدائی ڈرائنگ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
草图
初步绘制供以后细化
🇯🇵Japanese
スケッチ
後の精緻化のための予備的な図面
🇰🇷Korean
스케치
나중에 자세히 설명하기 위한 예비 도면
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phác họa
bản vẽ sơ bộ để xây dựng sau này
🇹🇭Thai
ร่าง
การวาดภาพเบื้องต้นเพื่ออธิบายรายละเอียดในภายหลัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
sketsa
gambar awal untuk elaborasi selanjutnya
🇲🇾Malay
lakaran
lukisan awal untuk penghuraian kemudian
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رسم
رسم أولي للتوضيح لاحقًا
🇮🇷Persian
طرح
نقاشی اولیه برای توضیح بعدی
🇹🇷Turkish
kroki
Daha sonra detaylandırmak için ön çizim
🇮🇱Hebrew
סְקִיצָה
ציור ראשוני לעיבוד מאוחר יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sketch'?
The primary meaning of 'sketch' is 'preliminary drawing for later elaboration'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sketch' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sketch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sketch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sketch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'sketch' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'sketch' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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