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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

withhold

/wɪθˈhoʊld/

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What does withhold mean?

verb

  1. To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
  2. To keep (information, assent, etc.) to oneself rather than revealing it.
  3. To stay back, to refrain.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. An immoral action or condition (an overt) that has not been disclosed to others; the consciousness of such an action or condition.

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IPA pronunciation

/wɪθˈhoʊld/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/wɪðˈhoʊld/
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See this word in context.

Your letters did withhold our breaking forth Till we perceived both how you were wrong led And we in negligent danger.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
He took the hand which I dared not withhold, and having given it a damp squeeze, referred to his pale-faced watch.
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766
More book examples (3)
She made the dentist believe that he had no right to withhold them, that he had promised to save them for her.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
His heart rose at the sight of him, and he thought of his kind gossip till he could scarce withhold his tears.
William MorrisThe Well at the World's End: A TaleProject Gutenberg ebook #169
The agent then threatened if the ten men were not given up to withhold their rations and starve the entire tribe into submission.
Charles A. EastmanIndian Heroes and Great ChieftainsProject Gutenberg ebook #336