Definitions for withhold
wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪð-with·hold

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. withhold, keep backverb

   hold back; refuse to hand over or share

   "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

2. withhold, deduct, recoupverb

   retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

   "My employer is withholding taxes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. withholdverb

   To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.

2. withholdverb

   To keep (information, etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.

3. withholdverb

   To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Withholdverb

   Withheld, or withholden, pret. and part.

   Etymology: with and hold.

   1. To restrain; to keep from action; to hold back.

   That hand, which as no kind of imminent danger could cause at first to withhold itself, so neither have any practices, so many, so bloody, following since, been ever able to make weary. Richard Hooker, b. iv.

   Sith mine he is, or free or bound;
   Withhold, O sovereign prince, your hasty hand
   From knitting league with him. Edmund Spenser.

   The prince
   Would fain have come with me to meet your grace;
   And by his mother was perforce withheld. William Shakespeare.

   Be careful to withhold
   Your talons from the wretched and the bold:
   Tempt not the brave and needy to despair;
   For though your violence should leave them bare
   Of gold and silver, swords and darts remain. Dryden.

   Volition is an act of the mind, knowingly exerting that dominion it takes itself to have over any part of man, by employing it in, or withholding it from any particular action. John Locke.

   2. To keep back; to refuse.

   What difficulties there are, which as yet withhold our assent, till we be further and better satisfied, I hope no indifferent amongst them will scorn or refuse to hear. Richard Hooker.

   Soon as Titan ’gan his head exault,
   And soon again as he his light withhault,
   Their wicked engines they against it bent. Fairy Queen.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. withhold

   Withhold refers to the act of holding back or keeping something in possession or to oneself rather than giving it or making it known. It can also refer to the deduction of money such as taxes from one's salary or wages.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Withholdverb

   to hold back; to restrain; to keep from action

2. Withholdverb

   to retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition

3. Withholdverb

   to keep; to maintain; to retain

4. Etymology: [With again, against, back + hold.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Withhold

   with-hōld′, v.t. to hold back: to keep back.—v.i. to stay back:—pa.t. and pa.p. Withheld′ (arch. pa.p. Withhol′den).—ns. Withhol′der; Withhold′ment. [Pfx. with-, against, and hold.]

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How to pronounce withhold?

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How to say withhold in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of withhold in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of withhold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of withhold in a Sentence

1. Mitch McConnell:

   It is a president's constitutional right to nominate a Supreme Court justice and it is the Senate's constitutional right to act as a check on a president and withhold its consent.

2. Michael Lion:

   It would be consistent from my experience for (the Chinese authorities) to withhold information that they might believe could be used by counterparties in negotiations.

3. Margaret Sullivan:

   To the extent possible, the news media should give people the opportunity to see at least portions of it and give them the opportunity not to see it — or for parents and guardians to withhold it from children if they deem appropriate.

4. Woodrow Wilson:

   No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong and get peace from his acquiescence.

5. National Intelligence James Clapper:

   Accordingly, I do not intend to withhold briefings from any officially nominated, eligible candidates.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=withhold
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Withhold
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=withhold
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/withhold
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=withhold
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=withhold