withdraw
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verb (withdraw, withdraws, withdrew, withdrawn, withdrawing)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 →
2) To withdraw is to move back or away from a place. tree →
3) To withdraw from something is to stop taking part in it, like a race. tree →
4) To withdraw something you said or offered is to take it back. tree →
5) To withdraw can mean to become quiet and not want to talk to people. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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
- Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, even Thy right hand? (Writings PSA.74.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- God will not withdraw His anger; the helpers of Rahab did stoop under Him. (Writings JOB.9.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Withdraw Thy hand far from me; and let not Thy terror make me afraid. (Writings JOB.13.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- Mum withdrew 50 dollars from the bank. tree →
- He had 200 pounds and withdrew 30, so he has 170 left. tree →
- The army withdrew from the town. tree →
- She withdrew from the race with a sore leg. tree →
- I withdraw what I said; I'm sorry. tree →
- After the move, he became quiet and withdrawn. tree →
- You can withdraw cash at the machine. tree →
- The snail withdrew into its shell. tree →
- Unwilling to lose his nuts but unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears. tree →
note
Irregular: withdraw, withdrew, withdrawn (like draw, drew, drawn). Noun: withdrawal. Maths: withdraw = subtract; deposit = add.
In the corpora
- And Moses withdrew into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
- The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.
- Why withdrawest Thou Thy hand, even Thy right hand?
- Thou hast withdrawn all Thy wrath; Thou hast turned from the fierceness of Thine anger.
- Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return to their dust.
Trees and pragmatics
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