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Withholds | Withholding | Withhold | Withholdings

Withholds meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of withhold

Using Withholds

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of withhold
  • In the example corpus, withholds often appears in combinations such as: or withholds, withholds the, governor withholds.

Context around Withholds

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

governor 2× mackintosh 1× routinely 1× president 1× sometimes 1× marlow 1×

Often after:

aid 1× money 1× healing 1×

Sentence patterns with Withholds

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

action that withholds the validation 1× but marlow withholds them or 1× grants or withholds healing 1× mercy or withholds it with 1× reason sometimes withholds these 1× reveals or withholds about oneself 1× sitting governor withholds money with 1× steven mackintosh withholds all affection 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dad steven mackintosh 1× expressed sympathetically the 1× if the governor 1× in a situation 1× internet privacy is 1× it is essentially 1×

Common sentence endings:

businesses die miserably 1× corruption are eliminated 1× empirically verifiable reality 1× he sees fit 1× interest in music 1× law in question 1×

Words around Withholds

Just before it in the word index:

withholdings 7 withholding 315 withhold 247 withheld 408 withh 2 withfor 2

Just after it in the word index:

within 32.749 withing 3 withings 14 withington 9 withnail 2 without 40.818

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Withholds

  • In this selection, "withholds" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, governor, mackintosh, routinely, aid, money and healing stand out and add context to how "withholds" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include action that withholds the validation and but marlow withholds them or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "withholds" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with withholds

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It is God in his sovereign wisdom who either grants or withholds healing. (13 words)

Dad (Steven Mackintosh) withholds all affection and approval from his firstborn son, in spite of a shared interest in music. (20 words)

The US routinely withholds aid to Columbia unless so and so drug lord is investigated or elements of corruption are eliminated. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Many callers come to retrieve the papers Kurtz had entrusted to him, but Marlow withholds them or offers papers he knows they have no interest in. He then gives Kurtz's report to a journalist, for publication if he sees fit. (41 words)

Section 58 (5) reads thus: “Where the president withholds his assent and the bill is again passed by two-thirds majority of each House, the bill shall become law and the assent of the president shall not be required”. (39 words)

Internet privacy is the ability to determine what information one reveals or withholds about oneself over the Internet, who has access to such information, and for what purposes one's information may or may not be used. (37 words)

Example sentences (11)

It is essentially irrational action that withholds the validation of a historical experience or event, when a person refuses to accept an empirically verifiable reality.

Dad (Steven Mackintosh) withholds all affection and approval from his firstborn son, in spite of a shared interest in music.

The US routinely withholds aid to Columbia unless so and so drug lord is investigated or elements of corruption are eliminated.

In a situation where a sitting governor withholds money with the lame excuse that the flow of income is low, informal sector of the economy becomes suffocated and businesses die miserably.

Section 58 (5) reads thus: “Where the president withholds his assent and the bill is again passed by two-thirds majority of each House, the bill shall become law and the assent of the president shall not be required”.

Also, they should be taught not to be sad if they do not enjoy the divine consolations they hear others have; but they should know the loving Father for some reason sometimes withholds these.

Expressed sympathetically, the Calvinist doctrine is that God has mercy or withholds it, with particular consciousness of who are to be the recipients of mercy in Christ.

If the governor withholds the Queen's assent, the sovereign may within two years disallow the bill, thereby annulling the law in question.

Internet privacy is the ability to determine what information one reveals or withholds about oneself over the Internet, who has access to such information, and for what purposes one's information may or may not be used.

It is God in his sovereign wisdom who either grants or withholds healing.

Many callers come to retrieve the papers Kurtz had entrusted to him, but Marlow withholds them or offers papers he knows they have no interest in. He then gives Kurtz's report to a journalist, for publication if he sees fit.

Common combinations with withholds

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "withholds" mean?
Withholds means: third-person singular simple present indicative of withhold
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