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with-hold

with-hold is the obsolete form of withhold.

Meaning of withhold

Verb

withhold (third-person singular simple present withholds, present participle withholding, simple past withheld, past participle withheld or (rare, archaic) withholden)

  1. (transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
    • The bank withheld her credit card.
    Synonyms:
    retain
  2. (transitive) To keep (information, assent, etc.) to oneself rather than revealing it.
    • withhold vital information
  3. (intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.
    • I’ll withhold from asking about it.

See all 4 meanings of withhold

Forms of with-hold

third-person singular presentwith-holds
present participlewith-holding
pastwith-held
past participlewith-held
past participle (archaic)with-holden

Questions about with-hold

What is with-hold the obsolete form of?
With-hold is the obsolete form of withhold.

Words near with-hold in the dictionary

  1. with whole skin
  2. with young
  3. with't
  4. with-
  5. with-held
  6. with-hold
  7. with-holden
  8. with-holding
  9. with-holds
  10. with-it
  11. with-it-ness

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