withdraw
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
withdraws;
withdrew
/-ˈdruː/
; /wɪðˈdruː/;
/wɪθˈdruː/;
withdrawn
/-ˈdrɑːn/
; /wɪðˈdrɑːn/;
/wɪθˈdrɑːn/
;
withdrawing
withdraws;
withdrew
/-ˈdruː/
; /wɪðˈdruː/;
/wɪθˈdruː/;
withdrawn
/-ˈdrɑːn/
; /wɪðˈdrɑːn/;
/wɪθˈdrɑːn/
;
withdrawing
Britannica Dictionary definition of WITHDRAW
1
[+ object]
:
to remove (money) from a bank account
-
She withdrew $200 from her checking account.
2
[+ object]
:
to take (something) back so that it is no longer available
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The pills were withdrawn [=recalled] from the market because they were unsafe.
3
[+ object]
formal
:
to take back (something that is spoken, offered, etc.)
-
The company withdrew [=retracted] the job offer.
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The prosecutor withdrew her question to the witness.
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They have withdrawn the charges.
-
withdraw support for a candidate
4
[no object]
:
to stop participating in something
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Students can withdraw from a class anytime until the last week of the semester.
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The injury forced him to withdraw from [=drop out of] the tournament.
5
a
of soldiers
:
to leave an area
[no object]
-
The troops were forced to withdraw.
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They withdrew from the battlefield.
[+ object]
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The troops were withdrawn [=pulled back] from the front line.
b
[no object]
somewhat formal + old-fashioned
:
to leave a room, area, etc., and go to another place
— + to
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He retired and withdrew [=moved] to the country.
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After dinner, we withdrew to the library.
6
[no object]
:
to stop spending time with other people
:
to spend more time alone and gradually stop talking to other people
— often + from or into
—
see also withdrawn
-
She withdrew from other people as she grew older.
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He withdrew into himself after his brother's death.
7
[+ object]
:
to take (something) back, away, or out
-
He withdrew [=removed] his hand from the doorknob.
