CEFR B2

withheld

verb

Meaning

Kept back or refused to give information, permission, or a payment.

Examples

The company withheld the bonus because sales targets were not met.
She withheld her opinion, not wanting to cause an argument.

Synonyms: kept back, retained, suppressed, concealed

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withheld (B2)

verb

Pronunciation: /wɪθˈhɛld/

Definition

Kept back or refused to give information, permission, or a payment.

Examples

The company withheld the bonus because sales targets were not met.
She withheld her opinion, not wanting to cause an argument.
He withheld consent for the surgery until he understood all the risks.

How to Use withheld

withhold from (prepositional phrase): To prevent someone from having or receiving something. — "They decided to withhold the details of the merger from the public."

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