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- Dictionarywithdrawn/wɪðˈdrɔːn/
verb
- 1. past participle of withdraw
adjective
- 1. not wanting to communicate with other people: "when her husband died she became very withdrawn"
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WITHDRAWN definition: 1. shy and quiet and preferring to be alone rather than with other people: 2. shy and quiet and…. Learn more.
The meaning of WITHDRAWN is removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated. How to use withdrawn in a sentence.
to take or move out or back, or to remove: This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day from ATMs. The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country. Eleven million bottles of water had to be withdrawn from sale due to a health scare. Once in court, he withdrew the statement he'd made to the police (= he claimed it was false).
verb. past participle of withdraw. adjective. removed from circulation, contact, competition, etc. shy; retiring; reticent. Synonyms: detached, aloof, reserved, quiet. withdrawn. / wɪðˈdrɔːn / verb. the past participle of withdraw.
to take or move out or back, or to remove: This credit card allows you to withdraw up to $200 a day from ATMs. The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country. Eleven million bottles of water had to be withdrawn from sale due to a health scare. Once in court, he withdrew the statement he'd made to the police (= he claimed it was false).
a. : to take back or away : remove. pressure upon educational administrators to withdraw academic credit J. W. Scott. b. : to remove from use or cultivation. c. : to remove (money) from a place of deposit. d. : to turn away (something, such as one's eyes) from an object of attention. withdrew her gaze. e.
Quiet loners are withdrawn — that's a word for people who keep to themselves to such an extent that it seems a little unhealthy. We can all be withdrawn sometimes, especially when we're sad or depressed about something. Some people get withdrawn when they're angry.
