onthouden

Meaning

1. (transitive) to keep in mind, to remember
2. (broadly) to carry
3. (transitive) to retain, to withhold
4. (transitive) to deny
5. (reflexive) to abstain

Concepts

remember

recall

recollect

withhold

restrain

retain

memorize

refrain

abstract

abstain from

decline

keep in mind

bear in mind

carry

deny

defraud of

abstain

Hyphenated as

ont‧hou‧den

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɔntˈɦɑu̯.də(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch onthouden. Equivalent to ont- + houden.

Sentences

Daarom zullen wij ons bij de eindstemming van stemming onthouden .

For this reason, we abstained at the end of the voting.