withdrawn
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.the past participle of 'withdraw', used when something has been taken away or removed.
v.the past participle of 'withdraw'. Used in perfect tenses and passive constructions to indicate removal, retraction, or departure.
Simple“The company has withdrawn the product from stores because of a safety problem.”
In context“By the time the peace treaty was signed, the occupying forces had already withdrawn to the original border positions established decades earlier.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
adj.very quiet and not wanting to talk to or be with other people.
adj.socially detached, introverted, or emotionally unresponsive. Often used in a clinical or psychological context to describe a change in personality.
Simple“After the accident, the boy became very withdrawn and stopped playing with his friends.”
In context“The patient appeared increasingly withdrawn during the clinical observation, showing a marked reluctance to engage in even basic verbal communication with the nursing staff.”
UsageUsually follows a linking verb like 'become' or 'seem'.
Synonyms - 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.taken out of use or no longer available to the public.
adj.removed from circulation, competition, or public availability.
Simple“The candidate is now a withdrawn participant in the election.”
In context“The controversial book was withdrawn from the library shelves following a series of formal complaints from the local community.”
“Both services said the messages did not include patients' names, while NWAS said pagers had now been fully withdrawn and for NIAS largely withdrawn.”
“That proposal – which would have privatised part of the World Cup – was withdrawn by Infantino after an immediate backlash, but the reversal has failed to insulate Fifa’s leadership from growing anger.”