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English - Etymology
From Middle English _withholden_, equivalent to _with-_ + _hold_.
From Middle English withholden, equivalent to with- + hold.
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English - Pronunciation
* (UK) IPA(key): /wɪθˈhəʊld/, /wɪðˈhəʊld/
* (US) IPA(key): /wɪθˈhoʊld/, /wɪðˈhoʊld/
* Rhymes: -əʊld
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English - Verb
WITHHOLD (_third-person singular simple present_ WITHHOLDS, _present participle_ WITHHOLDING, _simple past_ WITHHELD, _past participle_ WITHHELD _or_ (rare) WITHHOLDEN)
* (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
* (transitive) To keep (information, etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
* (transitive) To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.
SYNONYMS
* (keep (a physical object) to oneself): retain
DERIVED TERMS
* overwithhold
* underwithhold
TRANSLATIONS
withhold (third-person singular simple present withholds, present participle withholding, simple past withheld, past participle withheld or (rare) withholden)
- (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
- (transitive) To keep (information, etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
- (transitive) To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- overwithhold
- underwithhold
