What is the meaning of withdrawn?

verb

  • Pull back or move away or backward.
    • usage: "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
  • Withdraw from active participation.
    • usage: "He retired from chess"
  • Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.
    • usage: "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
  • Cause to be returned.
    • usage: "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
  • Take back what one has said.
    • usage: "He swallowed his words"
  • Keep away from others.
    • usage: "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
  • Break from a meeting or gathering.
    • usage: "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
  • Retire gracefully.
    • usage: "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
  • Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source. )
    • usage: "She drew $2, 000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
  • Lose interest.
    • usage: "he retired from life when his wife died"
  • Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity.
    • usage: "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
  • Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.
    • usage: "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

adjective

  • Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude.
    • usage: "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
  • Tending to reserve or introspection.
    • usage: "a quiet indrawn man"
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APAWordNet. (2010). withdrawn. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/withdrawn/definitions/1188368
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