sketch

🇺🇸 /sketʃ/ 🇬🇧 /sketʃ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
noun
C1

A quick, simple drawing with few details.

The artist made a quick sketch of the landscape.

C1

A short, funny scene in a show or play.

They performed a comedy sketch about office life.

R

A brief description with basic facts.

She wrote a short sketch of her family history.

verb
R

To draw something quickly and simply.

He likes to sketch people in the park.

R

To describe something in a general way.

She sketched her ideas for the new project.

translation

n. A quick, simple drawing with few details.; A short, funny scene in a show or play.; A brief description with basic facts.
v. To draw something quickly and simply.; To describe something in a general way.

Word Forms

3rd Present sketches
Past sketched
Perfect sketched
Progressive sketching
Plural sketches