withhold

v., -held (-hĕld'), -hold·ing, -holds.

v.tr.

1. To keep in check; restrain.
2. To refrain from giving, granting, or permitting. See synonyms at keep.
3. To deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary.

v.intr.

To refrain or forbear.

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

withholder with·hold'er n.

verb

1. To hold oneself back: abstain, forbear, hold off, keep, refrain. See restraint/unrestraint.
2. To have and maintain in one's possession: hold, hold back, keep, keep back, reserve, retain. See keep/release.
3. To be unwilling to grant: deny, disallow, refuse, turn down. See accept/reject.

v

Definition: keep back
Antonyms: let go, release

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Common misspelling(s) of withhold

• withold

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nægte, holde tilbage
v. intr. - holde sig tilbage

Nederlands (Dutch)
achter/onthouden

Français (French)
v. tr. - différer, retenir (un impôt), refuser (une permission), ne pas divulguer
v. intr. - se retenir, s'abstenir

Deutsch (German)
v. - zurückhalten, vorenthalten, verweigern, verschweigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατακρατώ, αναστέλλω, αναχαιτίζω, αποσιωπώ, αποκρύπτω, συγκρατώ, αρνούμαι

Italiano (Italian)
trattenere, privare, dissimulare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - conter, impedir, negar

Русский (Russian)
отказывать (в чем-л.), воздерживаться (от чего-л.), задерживать, умалчивать, удерживать (из зарплаты)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - retener, negar, no revelar, ocultar, impedir, detener, contener
v. intr. - abstenerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hålla tillbaka, undanhålla, vägra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
扣留, 抑制, 保留, 忍住

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 扣留, 抑制, 保留
v. intr. - 忍住

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 보류하다, 억누르다, (세금 등을) 원천징수 하다
v. intr. - 보류하다, 그만두다, 자제하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 与えずにおく, 差し控える, 抑える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكبح, يحتبس, يحجز, يبقي لنفسه, يمسك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עיכב, מנע, נמנע מלתת, עצר (זעמו)‬
v. intr. - ‮נמנע‬

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