[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/draft/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) / draft

# draft

noun (a draft, drafts); verb (draft, drafts, drafted, drafting); adjective (draft — not final)

«draft» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A draft is an early version of a piece of writing, drawing or plan that is not finished and will be improved: a first draft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#m1)
2. To draft something is to write or draw the first version of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#m2)
3. (US) A draft is a cold current of air in a room (UK spelling: draught). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#m3)
4. (US) The draft was a system that made young men join the army; to be drafted is to be chosen for it, and in sports to be picked for a team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#m4)
5. (money) A bank draft is a written order to pay money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#m5)
6. (US) Draft beer is beer from a barrel (UK: draught). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#m6)

### In the lessons

In English lessons pupils plan, draft, edit and redraft their writing: the first draft is messy and that is normal; then you improve spelling, punctuation and word choice. In email and apps, an unsent message is saved in «Drafts». In American sports news, players are picked in «the draft». Phrases: first draft, rough draft, final draft, redraft, draft email, drafted into the army.

### Examples

- Write a first draft, then check it for mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#x1)
- My rough draft was full of crossings-out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#x2)
- She drafted a letter to the council about the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#x3)
- The email is saved in my Drafts folder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#x4)
- We redrafted our story to make the ending stronger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#x5)
- (US) Close the window, there's a draft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#x6)
- His grandfather was drafted into the army. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#x7)
- The basketball player was picked first in the draft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/#x8)

### Note

Verb: draft, drafts, drafted, drafting. Spelling trap: in UK English a cold wind in a room, a beer from a barrel and the game draughts (checkers) are spelt «draught»; but a piece of writing is «draft» in both UK and US English. US English uses «draft» for all of them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «draft» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«draft» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/draft.html) on Mova free.