Meanings
verbdraw lots (third-person singular simple present draws lots, present participle drawing lots, simple past drew lots, past participle drawn lots)
present singular third person draws lots · participle present drawing lots · past drew lots · participle past drawn lots · alternative cast lots
- To choose by random chance.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan treure a sorts, sortejar
- treure a sortsTranslations
- sortejarTranslations
Finnish arpoa
- arpoaTranslations
French tirer au sort
- tirer au sortTranslations
German auslosen, knobeln
- auslosenTranslations
- knobelnTranslations
Italian tirare a sorte, sorteggiare
- tirare a sorteTranslations
- sorteggiareTranslations
- estrarre a sorteTranslations
Polish losować, wylosować
- losowaćTranslations
- wylosowaćTranslations
Portuguese sortear
- sortearTranslations
Spanish echar a suertes, sortear
- echar a suertesTranslations
- sortearTranslations
Swedish dra lott, lotta
- dra lottTranslations
- lottaTranslations
Turkish adçekmek
- adçekmekTranslations
Welsh tynnu cwtws
- tynnu cwtwsTranslations
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APA
draw lots. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20lots
MLA
“draw lots.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20lots. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draw lots,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20lots.
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