with|draw|al ◆◇◇ /w I ðdrɔː əl/ (withdrawals )
1 N‑VAR The withdrawal of something is the act or process of removing it, or ending it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] Sometimes the withdrawal of a particular stress can bring on anxiety.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Someone's withdrawal from an activity or an organization is their decision to stop taking part in it. □ [+ from ] …his withdrawal from government in 1946.
3 N‑COUNT A withdrawal is an amount of money that you take from your bank account.
4 N‑UNCOUNT Withdrawal is the period during which someone feels ill after they have stopped taking a drug which they were addicted to. □ [+ from ] Withdrawal from heroin is actually like a severe attack of gastric flu. SYNONYMS withdrawal NOUN 1
removaclass="underline" Parliament had decided that his removal from power was illegal.
termination: …a dispute which led to the abrupt termination of trade.
cancellation: …a march by groups calling for cancellation of Third World debt.
with|dra w|al symp|toms N‑PLURAL When someone has withdrawal symptoms , they feel ill after they have stopped taking a drug which they were addicted to.
with|drawn /w I ðdrɔː n/
1 Withdrawn is the past participle of withdraw .
2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] Someone who is withdrawn is very quiet, and does not want to talk to other people. □ He had become withdrawn and moody.
with|drew /w I ðdruː / Withdrew is the past tense of withdraw .
with|er /w I ðə r / (withers , withering , withered )
1 VERB If someone or something withers , they become very weak. □ [V ] When he went into retirement, he visibly withered. □ [V ] Industries unable to modernise have been left to wither. ● PHRASAL VERB Wither away means the same as wither . □ [V P ] To see my body literally wither away before my eyes was exasperating.
2 VERB If a flower or plant withers , it dries up and dies. □ [V ] The flowers in Isabel's room had withered.
▸ wither away → see wither 1
with|ered /w I ðə r d/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a person or a part of their body as withered , you mean that they are thin and their skin looks old. □ …her withered hands.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Withered is used to describe someone's leg or arm when it is thin and weak because of disease or injury. □ She has one slightly withered leg, noticeably thinner than the other.
with|er|ing /w I ðər I ŋ/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A withering look or remark is very critical, and is intended to make someone feel ashamed or stupid. □ Deborah Jane's mother gave her a withering look.
with|hold /w I ðhoʊ ld/ (withholds , withholding , withheld /w I ðhe ld/) VERB If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] Police withheld the dead boy's name yesterday until relatives could be told. □ [V n] Financial aid for Britain has been withheld. [Also V from n/-ing]
with|ho ld|ing tax (withholding taxes ) N‑VAR A withholding tax is an amount of money that is taken in advance from someone's income, in order to pay some of the tax they will owe. [mainly AM , BUSINESS ]
with|in ◆◆◆ /w I ð I n/
1 PREP If something is within a place, area, or object, it is inside it or surrounded by it. [FORMAL ] □ Clients are entertained within private dining rooms. □ Land-use can vary enormously even within a small country. ● ADV [usu from ADV , oft ADV after v] Within is also an adverb. □ A small voice called from within. 'Yes, just coming.'
2 PREP Something that happens or exists within a society, organization, or system, happens or exists inside it. □ …the spirit of self-sacrifice within an army. □ Within criminal law almost anything could be defined as 'crime'. ● ADV [usu from ADV , oft ADV after v] Within is also an adverb. □ The Church of England, with threats of split from within, has still to make up its mind.
3 PREP If you experience a particular feeling, you can say that it is within you. [LITERARY ] □ He's coping much better within himself.
4 PREP If something is within a particular limit or set of rules, it does not go beyond it or is not more than what is allowed. □ Troops have agreed to stay within specific boundaries to avoid confrontations. □ Exercise within your comfortable limit.
5 PREP If you are within a particular distance of a place, you are less than that distance from it. □ The man was within a few feet of him. □ It was within easy walking distance of the hotel.
6 PREP Within a particular length of time means before that length of time has passed. □ About 40% of all students entering as freshmen graduate within 4 years. □ Within 24 hours the deal was completed.
7 PREP If something is within sight , within earshot , or within reach , you can see it, hear it, or reach it. □ His boat was moored within sight of West Church. □ The people at every table within earshot fell silent instantly.
8 within reason → see reason
wi th it also with-it
1 ADJ If you say that someone is with it , you mean that they are fashionable or know about new things, especially in culture. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ]