withhold
verb /wɪðˈhəʊld/, /wɪθˈhəʊld/
/wɪðˈhəʊld/, /wɪθˈhəʊld/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they withhold | /wɪðˈhəʊld/, /wɪθˈhəʊld/ /wɪðˈhəʊld/, /wɪθˈhəʊld/ |
| he / she / it withholds | /wɪðˈhəʊldz/, /wɪθˈhəʊldz/ /wɪðˈhəʊldz/, /wɪθˈhəʊldz/ |
| past simple withheld | /wɪðˈheld/, /wɪθˈheld/ /wɪðˈheld/, /wɪθˈheld/ |
| past participle withheld | /wɪðˈheld/, /wɪθˈheld/ /wɪðˈheld/, /wɪθˈheld/ |
| -ing form withholding | /wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ/, /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/ /wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ/, /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/ |
- withhold something (from somebody/something) to refuse to give something to somebody synonym keep back
- She was accused of withholding information from the police.
- Payment was withheld until the work was completed.
- The government was threatening to withhold future financial aid.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deliberately
- intentionally
- threaten to
- decide to
- from
Word OriginMiddle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb hold.