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withdrawwithdraw /wɪθˈdrɔ, wɪð-/ ●●○ W3 verb (past tense withdrew /-ˈdru/, past participle withdrawn /-ˈdrɔn/) ETYMOLOGYwithdrawOrigin: 1200-1300 with from + draw to pull VERB TABLEwithdraw |
Present | I, you, we, they | withdraw | | he, she, it | withdraws | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | withdrew | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have withdrawn | | he, she, it | has withdrawn | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had withdrawn | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will withdraw | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have withdrawn |
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Present | I | am withdrawing | | he, she, it | is withdrawing | | you, we, they | are withdrawing | Past | I, he, she, it | was withdrawing | | you, we, they | were withdrawing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been withdrawing | | he, she, it | has been withdrawing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been withdrawing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be withdrawing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been withdrawing |
► withdraw ... support The U.S. decided to withdraw its support from the rebel government. ► withdrawn from the market The drug has been withdrawn from the market (=stores have stopped selling it) for further tests. ► withdraw a remark/accusation/statement Mr. Dryden was asked to withdraw the remark and to apologize. THESAURUS to leave a job, school, etc., especially because you are annoyed or unhappy► quit to leave a job, school, etc., especially because you are annoyed or unhappy: Half of the employees have either quit or been fired. She quit school at 16. ► resign to officially say you will stop doing your job and not come back. Resign sounds more formal than quit: The director of the museum resigned yesterday after five years in the position. ► retire to stop doing your job and not return to it, especially because you have reached the age when most people stop working: My father retired when he was 62. ► give notice to officially tell your employer that you will stop doing your job soon: You have to give a month’s notice before leaving your job. ► leave to stop doing a job and not return to it: I am going to leave as soon as I find another job. ► drop out informal to stop going to school or college before you have finished it: Tucker dropped out of high school when he was 16. ► withdraw to stop participating in a class, organization, or competition: He decided to withdraw from the math class after a few weeks because it was too difficult for him. go away► leave to travel or move away from a place or a person: What time did you leave the office? We usually leave the house at about 8:00 in the morning. ► go go means the same as leave but it sounds more informal: We have to go soon, or we’ll be late. ► go away to leave a place, often for a long time or permanently: Their children always go away to summer camp in July. ► set off to leave, especially on a long trip. Set off sounds more literary or old-fashioned than leave: The travelers set off before the sun rose. ► drive off/away to leave somewhere in a car: She got into her car and drove off. ► take off if a plane takes off, it leaves the ground and goes up into the sky: We found our seats and waited for the plane to take off. ► depart formal if a plane, train, or bus departs, it leaves a place: The next train to Philadelphia will depart at 10:30. ► withdraw if an army withdraws from a place, it leaves: U.S. forces will start to withdraw from the region at the beginning of April. ► emigrate to leave your own country in order to live in another: Many Irish people emigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s. 1MONEY [transitive] to take money out of a bank account: withdraw something from something I’d like to withdraw $500 from my savings account.2STOP SUPPORTING [transitive] to stop giving money or support to someone or something, especially because of an official decision: The board is likely to withdraw funding for the project. The U.S. decided to withdraw its support from the rebel government.3FROM ACTIVITY/ORGANIZATION [intransitive, transitive] to stop taking part in an activity, belonging to an organization, etc., or to make someone stop doing this: withdraw from A knee injury forced her to withdraw from the tournament.withdraw something/somebody from something Several parents have withdrawn their children from the school.► see thesaurus at quit4OFFER/THREAT ETC. [transitive] if you withdraw an offer, threat, request, etc., you say that you will not now do what you said, or no longer want to do it: The developers withdrew their request to build on the land.withdraw something from something Franks has withdrawn his name from consideration for the job.5PRODUCT/SERVICE [transitive] if a company, organization, etc. withdraws a product or service, it no longer offers it for sale or use: The drug has been withdrawn from the market (=stores have stopped selling it) for further tests.6SAY something IS NOT TRUE [transitive] to say that a remark that you made earlier was not correct or true: withdraw a remark/accusation/statement Mr. Dryden was asked to withdraw the remark and to apologize.7STOP COMMUNICATING [intransitive] to become quieter, less friendly, and more concerned about your own thoughts: withdraw from/into Ralph has withdrawn from other kids in the class. → see also withdrawn8LEAVE A PLACE a)[intransitive, transitive] if an army withdraws or is withdrawn, it leaves a place, especially in order to avoid defeat: withdraw from/to The rebels withdrew to their stronghold in the mountains. b)[intransitive] formal to leave a place, especially in order to be alone or go somewhere quiet► see thesaurus at leave19REMOVE [transitive] formal to remove something from a particular place: withdraw something from something He carefully withdrew the letter from the envelope. |