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Uncommonwithheld
The correct spelling is withheld.
How to pronounce withheld
/wɪðˈhɛld/
adjectiveIPA: /wɪðˈhɛld/
Say it like: Wit-hhe-ld
The correct spelling is withheld. That one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another. For example: "His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one."
Usage Examples
“His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.That one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another.
verb
- 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.
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