withheld
adjectiveverbattested in dialogue
- //wɪθˈhɛld//
- //wɪðˈhɛld//
That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another.
adjective
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That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another.
His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one.
The names originally withheld from the report, have been leaked.
The former employee returned to demand his withheld check.
verb
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Also a form of withholdsimple past and past participle of withhold
withdrawn · Removed from circulation.wither · To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.Wither · A surname.
withheld · That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another.
withholding · The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.within · In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.without · Lacking something; failing.