English Dictionary
Definition of “withdraw”
withdraw (wɪðˈdrɔː
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to take or draw back or away; remove
- (tr) to remove from deposit or investment in a bank, building society, etc
- (tr) to retract or recall (a statement, promise, etc)
- (intr) to retire or retreat ⇒
the troops withdrew
- (intr) often foll by from to back out (of) or depart (from) ⇒
he withdrew from public life
- (intr) to detach oneself socially, emotionally, or mentally
Alternative Forms
withˈdrawable adjective withˈdrawer noun Word Origin
C13: from with (in the sense: away from) + draw
Synonyms
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=
retreat,
go,
leave,
retire,
depart,
pull out,
fall back,
pull back,
back out,
back off,
cop out,
disengage from =
retract,
recall,
take back,
revoke,
rescind,
disavow,
recant,
disclaim,
abjure,
unsay,
Translations
- British English:
withdraw
If you withdraw something from a place, you remove it or take it away.He reached into his pocket and withdrew a sheet of notepaper.wɪðˈdrɔː VERB He reached into his pocket and withdrew a sheet of notepaper.
- Spanish:
retirar
v
- French:
retirer
vt
- German:
zurückziehen
v
- Chinese: 收回 v
- Arabic: يَسْحَبُ v
- Portuguese: retirar v
- Russian: отводить v
- Croatian: izvaditi v
- Czech: vyjmout v vyjímat
- Danish: trække sig tilbage v
- Dutch: terugtrekken v
- Finnish: vetää esiin v
- Greek: αποσύρω v
- Italian: ritirare v
- Japanese: 抜き取る v
- Korean: ...을 빼다 v
- Norwegian: ta bort v
- Polish: cofnąć v cofać
- Brazilian Portuguese: retirar v
- European Spanish:
retirarse
v
- Swedish: dra (sig) tillbaka v
- Thai: ถอนคืน v
- Turkish: çekmek v
- Vietnamese: rút v
Usage examples
Defy me and I'll withdraw my patronage, starting with the dog.
Harris, Elizabeth, Time of the Wolf (1994)Now, both the union and the wheat board want Monsanto to withdraw its official application to grow the GM wheat.
New Scientist (2004)The Palestinian Authority and church officials have demanded that the army withdraw from the area.
Irish Times (2002)Netherlands Holland intends to withdraw the guilder in January.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Indeed, he had even offered to withdraw all German forces from occupied western Europe in order to attain a deal.
Martin Allen, THE HITLER-HESS DECEPTION (2003)
