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withdrew

with·drew
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [with-droo, with-]
    • /wɪðˈdru, wɪθ-/
    • /wɪðˈdrɔː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [with-droo, with-]
    • /wɪðˈdru, wɪθ-/

Definitions of withdrew word

  • verb withdrew simple past tense of withdraw. 1
  • verb with object withdrew 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 withdrew to retract or recall: to withdraw an untrue charge. 1
  • verb with object withdrew to cause (a person) to undergo withdrawal from addiction to a substance. 1
  • verb without object withdrew to go or move back, away, or aside; retire; retreat: to withdraw from the room. 1
  • verb without object withdrew to remove oneself from some activity, competition, etc.: He withdrew before I could nominate him. 1

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Origin of withdrew

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

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Parts of speech for Withdrew

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

withdrew popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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".

withdrew usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for withdrew

verb withdrew

  • removed — remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.
  • extracted — Simple past tense and past participle of extract.
  • drew — simple past tense of draw.
  • departed — Departed friends or relatives are people who have died.
  • disengaged — to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch.

Antonyms for withdrew

verb withdrew

  • inserted — Botany. (especially of the parts of a flower) attached to or growing out of some part.
  • confirmed — You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change.
  • remained — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
  • began — Began is the past tense of begin.
  • came — Came is the past tense of come.

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