English Explanatory Dictionary

withhold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
  2. To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
  3. To stay back, to refrain.
noun
  1. An immoral action or condition (an overt) that has not been disclosed to others; the consciousness of such an action or condition.

Pronunciation

/wɪθˈhəʊld/ /wɪðˈhəʊld/ /wɪθˈhoʊld/ /wɪðˈhoʊld/ en-us-withhold.ogg en-au-withhold.ogg

Word forms

withhold withholds withholding withheld withholden with-hold

Etymology

From Middle English withholden. Equivalent to with- + hold.

Synonyms

retain

Derived words

overwithhold underwithhold O/W

Translations

Arabic: إستئثار Bulgarian: спирам Bulgarian: удържам Catalan: retenir Chinese Mandarin: 保留 Chinese Mandarin: 扣留 Czech: ponechat si Czech: podržet si Czech: odepřít Czech: odmítnout Dutch: onthouden Dutch: onttrekken (aan) Finnish: evätä German: vorenthalten Hungarian: visszatart Māori: meko Portuguese: reter Spanish: retener
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