with·draw (w  -drô , wth-)v. with·drew (-dr  ), with·drawn (-drôn), with·draw·ing, with·draws v.tr. 1. a. To take back or away; remove. b. To remove (money) from an account. c. To turn away (one's gaze, for example). d. To draw aside: withdrew the curtain. 2. a. To remove from consideration or participation: withdrew her application; withdrew his son from the race. b. To recall or retract: withdrew the accusation. v.intr. 1. a. To move or draw back; retire. b. To retreat from a battlefield. 2. a. To remove oneself from active participation: withdrew from the competition. b. To become detached from social or emotional involvement. 3. To recall or remove a motion from consideration in parliamentary procedure. 4. a. To discontinue the use of an addictive substance. b. To adjust physiologically and mentally to this discontinuation. [Middle English withdrawen : with, away from; see with + drawen, to pull; see draw.] with·draw a·ble adj.with·draw er n. |
withdraw [wɪðˈdrɔː]
vb -draws, -drawing, -drew, -drawn
1. (tr) to take or draw back or away; remove
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) to remove from deposit or investment in a bank, building society, etc.
3. (tr) to retract or recall (a statement, promise, etc.)
4. (intr) to retire or retreat the troops withdrew
5. (intr; often foll by from) to back out (of) or depart (from) he withdrew from public life
6. (Psychology) (intr) to detach oneself socially, emotionally, or mentally
[from with (in the sense: away from) + draw]
withdrawable adj
withdrawer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | withdraw - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, back out, retreat, pull back, withdraw - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" fall back - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" retreat, retrograde - move back; "The glacier retrogrades" |
| 2. | withdraw - withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess" bow out, withdraw - retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" drop out - withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values; "She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California" | |
| 3. | withdraw - release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" let go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" unlock - set free or release | |
| 4. | withdraw - cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" decommission - withdraw from active service; "The warship was decommissioned in 1998" | |
| 5. |  withdraw - take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" | |
| 6. | withdraw - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" | |
| 7. | withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" close down, close up, shut down, close, fold - cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" prorogue - adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body | |
| 8. | withdraw - retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" retire - go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68" | |
| 9. |  withdraw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" dip - take a small amount from; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present" hive off, divert - withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions overdraw - draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account" tap - draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money" | |
| 10. | withdraw - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" fatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" bow out, chicken out, back down, back off, pull out - remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" | |
| 11. | withdraw - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" | |
| 12. | withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" harvest - remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation; "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals" tip - remove the tip from; "tip artichokes" stem - remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed" extirpate - surgically remove (an organ) enucleate - remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover exenterate - remove the contents of (an organ) enucleate - remove the nucleus from (a cell) decorticate - remove the cortex of (an organ) bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container undress, disinvest, divest, strip - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" ablate - remove an organ or bodily structure clean - remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it" winnow - blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff" pick - remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone" muck - remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine lift - remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table" lift - take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure" lift - remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs" take off - take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!" seed - remove the seeds from; "seed grapes" unhinge - remove the hinges from; "unhinge the door" shuck - remove the shucks from; "shuck corn" hull - remove the hulls from; "hull the berries" crumb - remove crumbs from; "crumb the table" chip away, chip away at - remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life" burl - remove the burls from cloth knock out - destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out" hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize - remove the pituitary glands degas - remove gas from clear away, clear off - remove from sight flick - remove with a flick (of the hand) strip - remove a constituent from a liquid clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" defang - remove the fangs from; "defang the poisonous snake" shell - remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels" shuck - remove from the shell; "shuck oysters" dehorn - prevent the growth of horns of certain animals scalp - remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped" weed - clear of weeds; "weed the garden" |
withdraw
verb
1. remove, pull, take off, pull out, extract, take away, pull back, draw out, draw back Cassandra withdrew her hand from Roger's. He reached into his pocket and withdrew a piece of paper.
3. retreat, go, leave (informal), retire, depart, pull out of, fall back, pull back, back out, back off, cop out (slang), disengage from Troops withdrew from the country last March.
retreat go on, advance, progress, proceed, persist, move forward, press on, forge ahead
retreat go on, advance, progress, proceed, persist, move forward, press on, forge ahead
4. go, leave, retire, retreat, depart, make yourself scarce, absent yourself The waiter poured the wine and then withdrew.
Translations
withdraw [wɪθˈdrɔː] (withdrew (pt) (withdrawn (pp)))
A. VT
2. (= recall) [+ troops, ambassador, team] → retirar (from de) [+ product, advertisement, banknotes] → retirar (from de)
3. (= cancel) [+ application, permission, support, licence] → retirar
to withdraw one's labour → ponerse en huelga
to withdraw one's labour → ponerse en huelga
4. (= retract) [+ words, remark] → retractarse de, retirar; [+ charge] → retirar
to withdraw one's hand (from sth/sb) → apartar la mano(de algo/algn)
to withdraw one's hand (from sth/sb) → apartar la mano(de algo/algn)
B. VI
2. (= leave room) → retirarse
3. (= move back, retreat) [troops, forces, police] → retirarse (from de) to withdraw to a new position → retirarse a una nueva posición
4. (= pull out) (from deal, game, talks) → retirarse (from de)
5. (= withdraw application, candidacy) → retirarse (from de) to withdraw in favour of sb → retirarse en favor de algn
6. (during lovemaking) → dar marcha atrás
7. (Psych) to withdraw into o.s → retraerse, encerrarse en sí mismo
withdraw [wɪðˈdrɔː] [withdrew] [wɪðˈdruː] (pt) [withdrawn] (pp)
vt
(MILITARY) (= pull out) [+ troops] → retirer
(= take out) [+ money] → retirer
He withdrew £750 from his account → Il retira 750 livres de son compte.
He withdrew £750 from his account → Il retira 750 livres de son compte.
(= take back) [+ offer, support, permission] → retirer; [+ service] → interrompre; [+ goods, product] → retirer
to withdraw sth from sale → retirer qch de la vente
to withdraw sth from sale → retirer qch de la vente
(= retract) [+ statement, remark] → retirer
vi
(= stop taking part) → se retirer
to withdraw from sth [+ talks, competition, tournament] → se retirer de qch
The Party threatened to withdraw from the talks → Le parti a menacé de se retirer des négociations.
to withdraw from sth [+ talks, competition, tournament] → se retirer de qch
The Party threatened to withdraw from the talks → Le parti a menacé de se retirer des négociations.
(MILITARY) (= pull out) [army, troops] → se retirer
to withdraw from sth [+ country, region] → se retirer de qch
to withdraw from sth [+ country, region] → se retirer de qch
(PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY) to withdraw into o.s. → se replier sur soi-même
withdraw pret <withdrew>, ptp <withdrawn>
vt object, motion, charge, offer → zurückziehen; troops, team also → abziehen; ambassador → zurückrufen or -beordern; coins, stamps → einziehen, aus dem Verkehr ziehen; (from bank) money → abheben; words, comment → zurücknehmen, widerrufen; privileges → entziehen; the workers withdrew their labour (Brit) or labor (US) → die Arbeiter haben ihre Arbeit niedergelegt; she withdrew her hand from his → sie entzog ihm ihre Hand
vi → sich zurückziehen; (Sport also) → zurücktreten (from von), nicht antreten (from von/bei); (= move away) → zurücktreten or -gehen; to withdraw in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of somebody else → zugunsten or zu Gunsten eines anderen zurücktreten; to withdraw into oneself → sich in sich (acc) → selber zurückziehen; to withdraw to one’s room → sich in sein Zimmer zurückziehen; you can’t withdraw now (from agreement) → du kannst jetzt nicht zurücktreten or abspringen (inf)
withdraw [wɪθˈdrɔː] (withdrew (pt) (withdrawn (pp)))
withdraw [wɪθˈdrɔː] (withdrew (pt) (withdrawn (pp)))
1. vt to withdraw (from) (gen) → ritirare (da); (money from bank) → prelevare (da)
he withdrew his remarks → ha ritirato quanto aveva detto
he withdrew his remarks → ha ritirato quanto aveva detto
2. vi to withdraw from (gen) → ritirarsi da; (move away) → allontanarsi da
to withdraw in sb's favour → ritirarsi a favore di qn
to withdraw to a new position (Mil) → arretrare su una nuova posizione
to withdraw into o.s. → chiudersi in se stesso/a
to withdraw in sb's favour → ritirarsi a favore di qn
to withdraw to a new position (Mil) → arretrare su una nuova posizione
to withdraw into o.s. → chiudersi in se stesso/a
withdraw [wɪθˈdrɔː] (withdrew (pt) (withdrawn (pp)))
1. vt to withdraw (from) (gen) → ritirare (da); (money from bank) → prelevare (da)
he withdrew his remarks → ha ritirato quanto aveva detto
he withdrew his remarks → ha ritirato quanto aveva detto
2. vi to withdraw from (gen) → ritirarsi da; (move away) → allontanarsi da
to withdraw in sb's favour → ritirarsi a favore di qn
to withdraw to a new position (Mil) → arretrare su una nuova posizione
to withdraw into o.s. → chiudersi in se stesso/a
to withdraw in sb's favour → ritirarsi a favore di qn
to withdraw to a new position (Mil) → arretrare su una nuova posizione
to withdraw into o.s. → chiudersi in se stesso/a
v withdraw [wiðˈdroː]
1 to (cause to) move back or away The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition. onttrek يَنْسَحِب оттеглям се stáhnout (se), odstoupit trække sig tilbage; trække tilbage (sich) zurückziehen αποσύρω, αποσύρομαι retirar(se) taanduma, kõrvaldama عقب نشينى کردن vetäytyä (se) retirer לָסֶגֶת हटाना povući se visszahúz(ódik); visszavonul mundur draga (sig) til baka ritirare, ritirarsi 撤退する 철수하다 pasitraukti, atitraukti atkāpties; atvilkt (karaspēku); izstāties berundur (zich) terugtrekken trekke (seg) tilbake wycofać (się) retirar(-se) a (se) retrage отходить;отводить; выбывать stiahnuť (sa), odstúpiť umakniti (se) povući dra [] tillbaka, dra sig ur ถอนคืน (geri) çekmek, çekilmek (使)撤退 відкликати; відводити پیچھے ہٹا لینا rút quân 撤退
2 to take back (something one has said) She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her. intrek, terugtrek يَسْحَب أقْوالَه вземам назад vzít zpět trække tilbage zurücknehmen παίρνω πίσω, ανακαλώ retirar tagasi võtma رد کردن perua retirer לַחֲזוֹר בּוֹ מִ- वापस लेना povući, ustegnuti visszavon mencabut taka til baka/aftur ritirare 撤回する 취소하다 atsiimti ņemt atpakaļ; atsaukt menarik semula terugnemen trekke tilbake, tilbakekalle, frafalle odwołać retirar a retrage брать назад (что-л. сказанное) vziať späť preklicati povući ta tillbaka, återta ถอนคำพูด geri almak, vazgeçmek 收回 брати назад واپس لے لینا lấy lại 收回
3 to remove (money from a bank account etc) I withdrew all my savings and went abroad. onttrek يَسْحَب مالا من البَنْك изтеглям vyzvednout hæve abheben κάνω ανάληψη retirar (raha) välja võtma پس زدن nostaa retirer לִמשוֹך निकालना povući kivesz (összeget számláról) menarik taka (út) ritirare, prelevare 引き出す 제거하다 išimti izņemt; noņemt pengeluaran wang opnemen fjerne, ta ut, inndra podjąć, wycofać levantar a retrage изымать vybrať dvigniti povući sav novac ta ut ถอนเงิน çekmek 提領 знімати روپیہ وغیرہ بینک سے نکال لینا rút tiền 提取
n withˈdrawal
onttrekking إنْسِحاب оттегляне ústup tilbagetrækning der Rückzug αποχώρηση, ανάκληση, ανάληψη retirada taandumine استرداد vetäytyminen retrait מְשִיכָה निकास povlačenje kivonás; visszavon(ul)ás, kilépés penarikan úttekt; afturköllun ritiro 撤退 철수 atitraukimas, atsiėmimas, išėmimas atkāpšanās; anulēšana; izņemšana pengunduran terugtrekking, opname tilbaketrekking; uttak; inndragelse; abstinens wycofanie retirada retragere отвод; изъятие stiahnutie; odstránenie; odvolanie; výber; ústup umik, dvig povlačenje tillbakadragande การถอนคืน geri çekme/alma, çekilme 收回 забирання; відкликання واپسی sự rút khỏi 收回
adj withˈdrawn
(of a person) not responsive or friendly. teruggetrek غَيْر وُدّي، لا يَتَجاوَب необщителен uzavřený indelukket; indadvendt distanziert συνεσταλμένος, απόμακρος reservado, introvertido kinnine, tõrjuv مسول نبودن syrjäänvetäytyvä renfermé מוּפנָם असामाजिक povučen visszahúzódó tidak ramah hlédrægur, feiminn chiuso 引込み思案の 소극적인, 고립한 užsidaręs atturīgs tidak mesra teruggetrokken reservert; lukket, tilbaketrukket zamknięty w sobie retraído neprietenos замкнутый uzavretý, utiahnutý vase zaprt povučen tillbakadragen, inåtvänd ซึ่งเก็บตัว içine kapanık/kapalı 沉默寡言的，內向的 замкнутий, самозаглиблений الگ کیا ہوا lãnh đạm 离群的
withdraw → يَسحَب vyjmout trække sig tilbage zurückziehen αποσύρω retirar, retirarse vetää esiin retirer izvaditi ritirare 抜き取る …을 빼다 terugtrekken ta bort cofnąć retirar отводить dra (sig) tillbaka ถอนคืน çekmek rút 收回
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