with ‧ draw S3 W2 /wɪðˈdrɔː, wɪθ- $ -ˈdrɒː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense withdrew /-ˈdruː/, past participle withdrawn /-ˈdrɔːn $ -ˈdrɒːn/)
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: with 'from' + draw 'to pull' ]
1 . NOT TAKE PART
[intransitive and transitive] 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 something/somebody from something
Parents have the right to withdraw their children from religious education lessons if they wish.
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In everyday English, people usually say that someone pulls out of something such as a competition or organization rather than withdraws :
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She pulled out with a knee injury.
2 . STOP SUPPORTING [transitive] 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One of the minority parties had withdrawn its support for Chancellor Kohl.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 [transitive] 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 [transitive] formal if you withdraw a remark, criticism, statement etc, you say that what you said earlier was completely untrue SYN retract :
He refused to withdraw his remarks and was expelled from the Party.
The newspaper has agreed to withdraw its allegations.
5 . PRODUCT/SERVICE [transitive] if a product or service is withdrawn, it is no longer offered for sale or use
withdraw something from sale/from the market
The drug has been withdrawn from the market for further tests.
6 . LEAVE A PLACE
a) [intransitive and transitive] if an army withdraws, or if it is withdrawn, it leaves a place SYN pull out :
the USA’s decision to withdraw 40,000 troops from western Europe
b) [intransitive] 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 [transitive] to take money out of a bank account SYN take out
withdraw something from something
I’d like to withdraw £500 from my current account.
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In everyday English, people often say that someone takes or gets money out rather than withdraws it:
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Can we stop off at the bank? I need to get some money out.
8 . MOVE [transitive] 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 [transitive] literary to take an object out from inside something
withdraw something from something
She withdrew a document from her briefcase.
10 . STOP COMMUNICATING [intransitive] to become quieter, less friendly, and only concerned about your own thoughts ⇨ withdrawn
withdraw into/from
Ralph has withdrawn from the other kids.
Many depressed people just withdraw into themselves.