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withholds

withholds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of withhold.

withholds is the plural 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.

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Questions about withholds

What is withholds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Withholds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of withhold.

Words near withholds in the dictionary

  1. withholding tax
  2. withholding taxes
  3. withholdings
  4. withholdment
  5. withholdments
  6. withholds
  7. Withiel
  8. withier
  9. withies
  10. withiest
  11. within

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