The meaning of Withhold

Withhold – definition

verb
Refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another).
Usage examples:
The name of the dead man is being withheld
Synonims:
Refuse to give Hold back Keep back Stop Retain Keep hold of Hold on to Fail to disclose Hide Conceal Keep secret Sit on Keep under one's hat

verb
To refuse to give something, or to keep back something
Usage examples:
Has the government been withholding crucial information?, the governor said he would withhold judgm…

verb
If someone withholds something from someone else, they do not allow them to have something they expected to have
Usage examples:
Withhold evidence/facts/information the director is facing disciplinary action after the inquiry fo…

Withhold translation into English

Withhold: translate from English into Chinese

扣压, 保留, 拒给

Withhold: translate from English into Dutch

Achterhouden, Onthouden, Weerhouden, Terughouden

Withhold: translate from English into French

Retenir, Refuser de, Cacher

Withhold: translate from English into German

Zurückhalten, Verweigern, Vorenthalten, Versagen, Verschweigen, Unterschlagen

Withhold: translate from English into Hindi

रोक, रोक लेना

Withhold: translate from English into Italian

Trattenere, Rifiutare, Negare, Nascondere

Withhold: translate from English into Korean

억누르다, 임금에서 공제하다, 보류하다, 그만두다

Withhold: translate from English into Russian

Воздерживаться, Удерживать, Утаивать, Умалчивать, Останавливать, Не давать согласия, Отказывать в чем-л., Вычитать

Withhold: translate from English into Spanish

Retener, Negar de

Word origin

Middle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb hold1.

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Withhold synonims

conceal

verb
Not allow to be seen; hide.
Usage examples:
A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea

verb
To prevent something from being seen or known about; to hide something
Usage examples:
He made no attempt to conceal his satisfaction.

verb
To not tell somebody about something that they have the right to know about
Usage examples:
Do not conceal health problems from a prospective insurer.

All meanings and translations of Conceal

hide

verb
Put or keep out of sight.
Usage examples:
He hid the money in the house

noun
A camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife at close quarters.
Usage examples:
We expect the camera crew to sit patiently in a camouflaged hide, waiting for the wildlife to wande…

noun
The skin of an animal, especially when tanned or dressed.
Usage examples:
We'll skin them right here and preserve their hides

All meanings and translations of Hide

hold back

idiom
Refrain from doing

phrasal verb
Hesitate to act or speak.
Usage examples:
He held back, remembering the mistake he had made before

phrasal verb
Prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something.
Usage examples:
My lack of experience held me back a bit

All meanings and translations of Hold back

hold on to

phrasal verb
To continue doing something or staying somewhere although it is difficult or unpleasant to do so
Usage examples:
Hold on and i’ll go and get some help.

All meanings and translations of Hold on to

keep secret

phrase
To not tell anyone a secret that you know
Usage examples:
It's hard to keep a secret in a school., i asked him if he could keep a secret., these records of a…

All meanings and translations of Keep secret

keep secret

phrase
To not tell anyone a secret that you know
Usage examples:
It's hard to keep a secret in a school., i asked him if he could keep a secret., these records of a…

All meanings and translations of Keep secret

retain

verb
Continue to have (something); keep possession of.
Usage examples:
Built in 1830, the house retains many of its original features

verb
To keep or continue to have something
Usage examples:
Francis retained control of the company., his capacity to retain (= remember) facts was as keen as …

verb
To keep or continue to have something, especially a position or money, or control of something
Usage examples:
Salespeople have developed novel ways to use the web to reach or retain customers., you retain the …

All meanings and translations of Retain

stop

verb
(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
Usage examples:
His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun
A cessation of movement or operation.
Usage examples:
All business came to a stop

verb
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

All meanings and translations of Stop

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