withhold

with·hold

 (wĭth-hōld′, wĭth-)

tr.v. with·held (-hĕld′), with·hold·ing, with·holds

1. To refrain from giving or granting: withhold information; withhold judgment. See Synonyms at keep.

2. To keep in check; restrain: I was unable to withhold my laughter.

3. To deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary.

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[Middle English witholden : with, away from; see with + holden, to hold; see hold¹.]

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with·hold′er n.

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withhold

(wɪðˈhəʊld)

vb, -holds, -holding or -held

1. (tr) to keep back; refrain from giving: he withheld his permission.

2. (tr) to hold back; restrain

3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (tr) to deduct (taxes, etc) from a salary or wages

4. (usually foll by: from) to refrain or forbear

withˈholder n

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with•hold

(wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪð-)

v. -held, -hold•ing. v.t.

1. to hold back; restrain or check.

2. to refrain from giving or granting.

3. to collect (taxes) at the source of income, esp. as a deduction from salary or wages.

v.i.

4. to hold back; refrain.

[1150–1200]

with•hold′er, n.

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withhold

Past participle: withheld
Gerund: withholding

Imperative

withhold

withhold

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	withhold - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" keep back immobilise, immobilize, freeze, block - prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" deny, refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" keep to oneself - withhold information; "I kept your little secret to myself all these years" deny - refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day" reserve - hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation" immobilise, immobilize - hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
	2.	withhold - retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" deduct, recoup keep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" dock - deduct from someone's wages

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withhold

verb

1. keep secret, keep, refuse, hide, reserve, retain, sit on (informal), conceal, suppress, hold back, keep back Police withheld the victim's name until her relatives had been informed.
keep secret give (out), accord, release, reveal, grant, expose, hand over, let go, relinquish, get off your chest (informal)

2. hold back, check, resist, suppress, restrain, repress, keep back She could not withhold a scornful comment as he passed.
hold back release, reveal, expose, get off your chest (informal)

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withhold

verb

1. To hold oneself back:

abstain, forbear, hold off, keep, refrain.

2. To have and maintain in one's possession:

hold, hold back, keep, keep back, reserve, retain.

3. To be unwilling to grant:

deny, disallow, refuse, turn down.

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Translations

يَمْتَنِع عَن، يُمْسِك

ponechat si

tilbageholde

vorenthalten

negarrehusar

evätäpitää

refuserrejeterrepoussertaire

elhallgatmegtartvisszatart

neita/synja um e-î

trattenereritenere

neduoti

atteiktnedot

nekte

умолчать

odoprieť

esirgemekvermemek

拒绝给予

withhold

[wɪθˈhəʊld] (withheld (pt, pp)) [wɪθˈheld] VT

1. [+ information] → ocultar; [+ money] → retener; [+ decision] → aplazar
to withhold the truth from sb → no revelar la verdad a algn
to withhold a pound of sb's pay → retener una libra del pago a algn

2. (= refuse) → negar
to withold one's consent → negar el consentimiento
a parent's right to grant or withhold permission → el derecho de un padre a dar o (de)negar su permiso
to withhold one's help → negarse a ayudar a algn

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

withhold

[wɪðˈhəʊld] [withheld] [wɪðˈhɛld] (pt, pp) vt

(= refuse to give) [+ support, consent] → refuser; [+ permission] → refuser
to withhold sth from sb [+ permission] → refuser qch à qn

(= keep back) [+ evidence] → dissimuler; [+ money] → retenir; [+ rent] → suspendre le paiement de; [+ payment] → suspendre
I decided to withhold the information till later → Je décidai de ne pas divulguer l'information pour l'instant.
to withhold information from sb → ne pas divulguer une information à qn
Police withheld the dead boy's name until relatives could be told → La police n'a pas divulgué le nom du petit garçon décédé jusqu'à ce que la famille puisse être avertie.withholding tax [wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ] n (mainly US) → acompte m provisionnel au titre de l'impôt sur le revenu

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

withhold

pret, ptp <withheld>

vt → vorenthalten; truth also → verschweigen; (= refuse) consent, help → verweigern, versagen (geh); the members threatened to withhold their payments → die Mitglieder drohten, die Zahlung der Beiträge zu verweigern; to withhold something from somebody → jdm etw vorenthalten/verweigern; name withheld (in newspaper, report etc) → Name der Redaktion bekannt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

withhold

[wɪðˈhəʊld] (withheld (pt, pp)) vt (money from pay) → trattenere; (truth, news) → nascondere; (refuse, consent) → non concedere, negare
to withhold from (permission) → rifiutare a (information) → nascondere a
I'm withholding my rent until the roof is repaired → non pagherò l'affitto finché il tetto non sarà stato riparato

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

withhold

(wiðˈhəuld) – past tense, past participle withˈheld (-ˈheld) – verb

to refuse to give. to withhold permission. nie gee nie يَمْتَنِع عَن، يُمْسِك отказвам да дам recusar / negar odepřít vorenthalten tilbageholde αρνούμαι να δώσω, κατακρατώnegar, rehusar andmast keelduma خوددارى کردن evätä refuser לְסָרֵב לִמסוֹר रोकना ustegnuti, uskratiti nem ad meg tidak memberi neita/synja um e-ð rifiutare, negare 保留する 억누르다 neduoti, atsakyti atteikt; nedot menyembunyikan; merahsiakan; enggan memberi; menahan weigerenholde tilbake, nektewstrzymać, odmówić منعه كول، بندول، درول، تم كول: ډډه كول، غاړه غړول، ځان ژغورل recusar a refuza (să dea) отказывать в odoprieť odreči uskratiti hålla inne med, vägra att ge, neka, förvägra ระงับ; ไม่อนุมัติ esirgemek, vermemek 拒絕給予 відмовляти (в чомусь); утримуватися (від чогось) روکنا یا باز رکھنا từ chối 拒绝给予

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