withdraw

Definition

  • v. pull back or move away or backward
  • v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

Word forms

Past participle
withdrawn
Past tense
withdrew
Present participle
withdrawing
Third person singular
withdraws

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    She decided to withdraw her application for the job after reconsidering her options.

  2. vi.

    The soldiers had to withdraw from the battlefield to avoid further casualties.