English
Etymology
with + hold

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ld|-��ld

Verb
en-verb|withholds|withholding|withheld|withheld or rarely, withholden

1. transitive To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
2. transitive To keep (information, etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
3. transitive To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.

Synonyms
sense|keep (a physical object) to oneself retain

Translations
trans-top|to keep an object
Hungarian: t|hu|megtart
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to keep information
Hungarian: t|hu|elhallgat
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to retain
Hungarian: t|hu|visszatart
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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ttbc|French: retenir
checktrans-mid
ttbc|German: zurückhalten (1,2), einbehalten (1), vorenthalten (3)
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Category:English irregular verbs

de:withhold
el:withhold
fa:withhold
fr:withhold
io:withhold
it:withhold
pl:withhold
fi:withhold
te:withhold
vi:withhold
uk:withhold
zh:withhold

• 2007-12-23 13:57 - Panda10 - /* English */ added hu + trans-top gloss

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