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# withdraw

«withdraw» in Mova's school dictionary: **to take it out of a bank account** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (withdraw, withdraws, withdrew, withdrawn, withdrawing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To withdraw money is to take it out of a bank account. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#m1)

2) To withdraw is to move back or away from a place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#m2)

3) To withdraw from something is to stop taking part in it, like a race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#m3)

4) To withdraw something you said or offered is to take it back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#m4)

5) To withdraw can mean to become quiet and not want to talk to people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths, money problems: withdrawing money from a bank means subtracting from the balance. In sport: a player withdraws from a match. In stories: armies withdraw; a sad character withdraws. Phrases: withdraw money, withdraw from, withdraw a remark.

### examples

- Mum withdrew 50 dollars from the bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x1)
- He had 200 pounds and withdrew 30, so he has 170 left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x2)
- The army withdrew from the town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x3)
- She withdrew from the race with a sore leg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x4)
- I withdraw what I said; I'm sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x5)
- After the move, he became quiet and withdrawn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x6)
- You can withdraw cash at the machine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x7)
- The snail withdrew into its shell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x8)
- Unwilling to lose his nuts but unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x9)

### note

Irregular: withdraw, withdrew, withdrawn (like draw, drew, drawn). Noun: withdrawal. Maths: withdraw = subtract; deposit = add.

### In the corpora

- [In March 2024 photo agencies withdrew a Mother's Day family photo because it had been edited, and the Princess apologised.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/16/)
- [Bottling up strong feelings about big family changes can make children withdrawn, angry or unwell.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/96-grandparents-divorce-and-step-families/21/)
- [Being quiet or withdrawn can mean sad or worried, not angry; asking is better than guessing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/reflection/28-reading-people-in-hard-times-whats-really-behind-the-mean-face/12/)
- [And Moses withdrew into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.465/)
- [The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOL.68/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «withdraw» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.