withhold /wið'hәuld/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) hold back; refuse to hand over or share
- (v.) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
Chinese translation
- vt. 使停止, 扣留, 保留, 拒给
- vi. 克制, 忍住
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /wið'hәuld/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.28 · Rare
Word forms
withheld, withholding, withholds
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Related words
with · without · within · withdraw · withdrawal · withstand · wither
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