withdraw
verb (used with object)
to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove.
has withdrawn
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present perfectof withdraw (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A US teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta, his lawyers announced Wednesday, closing out a closely watched case over social media's harms to children's mental health without a trial.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Britain's Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of the post-viral illness that has kept her off the WTA Tour for two months.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
A representative for David Neidhart, a Republican candidate, said he has withdrawn from the race.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
To cut costs, Babu says he has withdrawn his children from school.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
An arm of the glacier has withdrawn from this slope within the last fifty or hundred years, leaving the planet’s bones raw to the air; no flesh of earth, of grass.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
