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# withdraw

verb (withdraw, withdraws, withdrew, withdrawn, withdrawing)

«withdraw» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To withdraw money is to take it out of a bank account. [tree →](https://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://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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#m5)

### 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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x2)
- The army withdrew from the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x3)
- She withdrew from the race with a sore leg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x4)
- I withdraw what I said; I'm sorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x5)
- After the move, he became quiet and withdrawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x6)
- You can withdraw cash at the machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/#x7)
- The snail withdrew into its shell. [tree →](https://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://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 Jewish tradition

When God withdraws his hand or anger, he stops punishing or leaves people without help.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads God's withdrawal as hiding his face, which the people feel as distance and pray to end.

### Examples

- Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, even Thy right hand? (Writings PSA.74.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/withdraw/#x1)
- God will not withdraw His anger; the helpers of Rahab did stoop under Him. (Writings JOB.9.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/withdraw/#x2)
- Withdraw Thy hand far from me; and let not Thy terror make me afraid. (Writings JOB.13.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/withdraw/#x3)

### Note

Irregular: withdraw, withdrew, withdrawn (like draw, drew, drawn).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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «withdraw» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/withdraw/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «withdraw» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/withdraw/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«withdraw» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/withdraw.html) on Mova free.