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Meaning of withheld

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

withheld

Pronunciation:/wɪðˈhɛld/

adjective

Definitions

  1. That one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another.

    Example: His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one.

verb

Definitions

  1. To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.

  2. To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.

  3. To stay back.