WITHHOLD


Meaning of WITHHOLD in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ deliberately , intentionally ( esp. AmE )

VERB + WITHHOLD

▪ threaten to

The government was threatening to ~ future financial aid.

▪ decide to

PREPOSITION

▪ from

He was accused of deliberately ~ing information from the police.

Withhold is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ aid , ↑ approval , ↑ assent , ↑ confidence , ↑ consent , ↑ endorsement , ↑ fund , ↑ funding , ↑ information , ↑ judgement , ↑ payment

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .