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Withhold means to hold back or refuse to give. Irregular: withhold-withheld-withheld.
Meanings
- To hold back
- To refuse to give
- To suppress or restrain
Common Collocations
withhold information
withhold payment
withhold judgment
withholding tax
withhold approval
Tip for Learners
Withholding tax = tax deducted from paycheck. Withhold judgment = not judge yet. "Evidence was withheld from the jury." Follows pattern of "hold": withhold-withheld-withheld.
Present Simple
| I | withhold |
| you | withhold |
| he/she/it | withholds |
| we | withhold |
| they | withhold |
Examples - Present Simple
- I withhold my judgment.
- You withhold information.
- She withholds the evidence.
- We withhold taxes.
- They withhold the truth.
Present Continuous
| I | am withholding |
| you | are withholding |
| he/she/it | is withholding |
| we | are withholding |
| they | are withholding |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am withholding my judgment.
- You are withholding information.
- She is withholding the evidence.
- We are withholding taxes.
- They are withholding the truth.
Present Perfect
| I | have withheld |
| you | have withheld |
| he/she/it | has withheld |
| we | have withheld |
| they | have withheld |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have withheld my judgment.
- You have withheld information.
- She has withheld the evidence.
- We have withheld taxes.
- They have withheld the truth.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been withholding |
| you | have been withholding |
| he/she/it | has been withholding |
| we | have been withholding |
| they | have been withholding |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been withholding judgment.
- You have been withholding information.
- She has been withholding evidence.
- We have been withholding taxes.
- They have been withholding the truth.
Past Simple
| I | withheld |
| you | withheld |
| he/she/it | withheld |
| we | withheld |
| they | withheld |
Examples - Past Simple
- I withheld my judgment.
- You withheld information.
- She withheld the evidence.
- We withheld taxes.
- They withheld the truth.
Past Continuous
| I | was withholding |
| you | were withholding |
| he/she/it | was withholding |
| we | were withholding |
| they | were withholding |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was withholding my judgment.
- You were withholding information.
- She was withholding evidence.
- We were withholding taxes.
- They were withholding the truth.
Past Perfect
| I | had withheld |
| you | had withheld |
| he/she/it | had withheld |
| we | had withheld |
| they | had withheld |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had withheld my judgment.
- You had withheld information.
- She had withheld the evidence.
- We had withheld taxes.
- They had withheld the truth.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been withholding |
| you | had been withholding |
| he/she/it | had been withholding |
| we | had been withholding |
| they | had been withholding |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been withholding judgment.
- You had been withholding information.
- He had been withholding evidence.
- We had been withholding taxes.
- They had been withholding the truth.
Future Simple
| I | will withhold |
| you | will withhold |
| he/she/it | will withhold |
| we | will withhold |
| they | will withhold |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will withhold my judgment.
- You will withhold information.
- She will withhold the evidence.
- We will withhold taxes.
- They will withhold the truth.
Future Continuous
| I | will be withholding |
| you | will be withholding |
| he/she/it | will be withholding |
| we | will be withholding |
| they | will be withholding |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be withholding judgment.
- You will be withholding information.
- He will be withholding evidence.
- We will be withholding taxes.
- They will be withholding the truth.
Future Perfect
| I | will have withheld |
| you | will have withheld |
| he/she/it | will have withheld |
| we | will have withheld |
| they | will have withheld |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have withheld my judgment.
- You will have withheld information.
- She will have withheld the evidence.
- We will have withheld taxes.
- They will have withheld the truth.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been withholding |
| you | will have been withholding |
| he/she/it | will have been withholding |
| we | will have been withholding |
| they | will have been withholding |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been withholding judgment.
- You will have been withholding information.
- He will have been withholding evidence.
- We will have been withholding taxes.
- They will have been withholding the truth.