withhold

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

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

Noun

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

Conceptes

refusar

oprimir

retenir

vomitar

Sinònims

keep back

hold back

refuse

restrain

detain

reject

dismiss

spurn

retain

disallow

decline

shun

disavow

relay

resend

deduct

repulse

keep

stop

🛑

send back

inhibit

hold

arrest

reserve

repress

recoup

dispose

discard

check

stem

disapprove

chase away

disagree

chase

save

stifle

repel

deny

hide

curb

expel

emboss

dump

refute

drive away

condemn

rebuke

preserve

rebut

suppress

Traduccions

retener

rehusar

reter

suspender

recusar

afkeuren

rifiutare

afslaan

ausmerzen

ausschlagen

zurückhalten

weigern

achterhouden

ablehnen

verweigern

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/wɪθˈhəʊld/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: withholden

In summary

From Middle English withholden. Equivalent to with- + hold.