withdraw

with|draw

W2 [wıðˈdro:, wıθ- US -ˈdro:] v past tense withdrew [-ˈdru:] past participle withdrawn [-ˈdro:n US -ˈdro:n]

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1¦(not take part)¦

2¦(stop supporting)¦

3¦(change your mind)¦

4¦(say something is not true)¦

5¦(product/service)¦

6¦(leave a place)¦

7¦(money)¦

8¦(move)¦

9¦(take out)¦

10¦(stop communicating)¦

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[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: with 'from' + draw 'to pull']

1.) ¦(NOT TAKE PART)¦

a) [I and T]

to stop taking part in an activity, belonging to an organization etc, or to make someone do this

withdraw from

▪ A knee injury forced her to withdraw from the competition.

▪ calls for Britain to withdraw from the European Union

withdraw sth/sb from sth

▪ Parents have the right to withdraw their children from religious education lessons if they wish.

2.) ¦(STOP SUPPORTING)¦ [T]

to stop giving support or money to someone or something, especially as the result of an official decision

▪ One of the minority parties had withdrawn its support for Chancellor Kohl.

▪ Union members will vote on whether to withdraw their labour (=stop working) .

▪ a government decision to withdraw funding

3.) ¦(CHANGE YOUR MIND)¦ [T]

if you withdraw a threat, offer, request etc, you say that you no longer will do what you said

▪ After much persuasion he agreed to withdraw his resignation.

4.) ¦(SAY SOMETHING IS NOT TRUE)¦ [T] formal

if you withdraw a remark, criticism, statement etc, you say that what you said earlier was completely untrue

= ↑retract

▪ He refused to withdraw his remarks and was expelled from the Party.

▪ The newspaper has agreed to withdraw its allegations.

5.) ¦(PRODUCT/SERVICE)¦ [T]

if a product or service is withdrawn, it is no longer offered for sale or use

withdraw sth from sale/from the market

▪ The drug has been withdrawn from the market for further tests.

6.) ¦(LEAVE A PLACE)¦

a) [I and T]

if an army withdraws, or if it is withdrawn, it leaves a place

= ↑pull out

▪ the USA's decision to withdraw 40,000 troops from western Europe

b)

to leave a place, especially in order to be alone or go somewhere quiet

withdraw to

▪ We withdrew to the garden for a private talk.

7.) ¦(MONEY)¦ [T]

to take money out of a bank account

withdraw sth from sth

▪ I'd like to withdraw £500 from my current account.

8.) ¦(MOVE)¦ [T]

if you withdraw your hand, arm, finger etc from somewhere, you move it from there to where it was before

▪ Claudia withdrew her hand from his.

9.) ¦(TAKE OUT)¦ [T]

[i]literary to take an object out from inside something

withdraw sth from sth

▪ She withdrew a document from her briefcase.

10.)¦(STOP COMMUNICATING)¦ [I]

to become quieter, less friendly, and only concerned about your own thoughts

withdraw into/from

▪ Ralph has withdrawn from the other kids.

▪ Many depressed people just withdraw into themselves.