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noun ADJ. blunt, sharp | hard, soft | coloured a box of coloured pencils | graphite, lead VERB + PENCIL colour sth in with, draw (sth) with, use, write (sth) with | sharpen PENCIL + NOUN lead, sharpener | drawing, sketch | line, mark PREP. in ~ margin notes in pencil
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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pencil sth/sb in
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to arrange for something to happen or for someone to do something on a particular date or occasion, knowing that the arrangement might be changed later
• We'll pencil in the dates for the next two meetings and confirm them later.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs