The meaning of WITHHOLD is to hold back from action : check. How to use withhold in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Withhold.

WITHHOLD definition: 1. to refuse to give something or to keep back something: 2. to refuse to give something or to…. Learn more.

WITHHELD definition: 1. past simple and past participle of withhold 2. past simple and past participle of withhold. Learn more.

If you keep something back and don't share it, you withhold it. You can withhold things such as permission, emotion, or information. You might get into trouble if you withhold information from your parents or the police.

If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it. [ formal ] Police withheld the dead boy's name yesterday until relatives could be told.

withhold - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

WITHHOLD meaning: 1 : to hold (something) back; 2 : to refuse to provide (something)

withhold something (from somebody/something) to refuse to give something to somebody synonym keep back. She was accused of withholding information from the police. Payment was withheld until the work was completed. The government was threatening to …

to collect (taxes) at the source of income. to deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary or wages. withheld, withholding. to hold back; refrain. to deduct withholding tax. First recorded in …

That one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another. His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one. The names originally withheld from the report, …