withhold

verb · nounB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

withholds

V_ing/Gerund

withholding

V_ed/pp

withheldwithholden

1.
(transitive)To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
The bank withheld her credit card.
2.
(transitive)To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
withhold vital information
a withheld phone number
3.
(intransitive)To stay back, to refrain.
I’ll withhold from asking about it.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

withholdswith-hold

1.
(Scientology) An immoral action or condition (an overt) that has not been disclosed to others; the consciousness of such an action or condition.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

Cùng gốc / liên quan

overwithholdunderwithhold

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Nguồn gốc từ

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