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withdraw

with·draw
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [with-draw, with-]
    • /wɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-/
    • /wɪðˈdrɔː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [with-draw, with-]
    • /wɪðˈdrɔ, wɪθ-/

Definitions of withdraw word

  • verb with object withdraw to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank. 1
  • verb with object withdraw to retract or recall: to withdraw an untrue charge. 1
  • verb with object withdraw to cause (a person) to undergo withdrawal from addiction to a substance. 1
  • verb without object withdraw to go or move back, away, or aside; retire; retreat: to withdraw from the room. 1
  • verb without object withdraw to remove oneself from some activity, competition, etc.: He withdrew before I could nominate him. 1
  • verb without object withdraw to cease using or consuming an addictive narcotic (followed by from): to withdraw from heroin. 1

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Origin of withdraw

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, withdraw is from the Middle English word withdrawen. See with-, draw

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Withdraw

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

withdraw popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

withdraw usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for withdraw

verb withdraw

  • remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
  • take out — the act of taking.
  • extract — Remove or take out, especially by effort or force.
  • pull out — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
  • draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).

Antonyms for withdraw

verb withdraw

  • insert — to put or place in: to insert a key in a lock.
  • confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
  • remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
  • begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
  • come — When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.

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