verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cut off/withdraw aid (=stop giving aid)
▪ The US has threatened to cut off aid to the region.
▪ Conditons deteriorated further as western aid was withdrawn.
drop out of/withdraw from the race
▪ He dropped out of the presidential race three weeks ago.
remove/withdraw sth from circulation
▪ The Treasury Department plans to remove older coins from circulation and replace them with new ones.
withdraw a nomination (=say you no longer want it)
▪ After hostile questioning, he withdrew his nomination to be CIA director.
withdraw an objection (=stop objecting to something)
▪ The FBI withdrew its objections to publishing the information.
withdraw an offer
▪ They suddenly withdrew their offer at the last minute.
withdraw from a competition (=not take part, when you had planned to)
▪ He had to withdraw from the competition because of an injury.
withdraw from a contest (=stop taking part in a contest)
▪ Two candidates had withdrawn from the contest.
withdraw from a course/drop out of a course (=leave it without finishing it)
▪ She had to withdraw from the course because of illness.
withdraw support (=no longer support )
▪ He's decided to withdraw his support for the project.
withdraw troops
▪ Mauritania had declared its neutrality and withdrawn its troops.
withdraw your application
▪ The company withdrew its application to build the bridge.
withdraw your forces
▪ Expecting the Allies to attack again, he began to withdraw his forces eastward.
withdraw your resignation (=say that you will not leave, after having said you would)
▪ The President persuaded him to withdraw his resignation.
withdraw your statement (=say that a statement you gave is not true)
▪ She later withdrew her statement.
withdrew...candidacy
▪ She later withdrew her candidacy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
later
▪ They later withdrew from the competition.
▪ But horsemen and owners reacted with outrage to a similar proposal that was later withdrawn.
▪ The second rise was later withdrawn.
▪ At least one and maybe two other blacks submitted resumes but later withdrew, Roberts said.
▪ The witness later withdrew his testimony.
▪ He also filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in Dallas that year, although he later withdrew the petition.
▪ Three Assembly members later withdrew their support from the motion.
▪ Under torture he admitted to some of the charges, vague though they were, but later withdrew.
■ NOUN
candidacy
▪ Seligson withdrew his candidacy and wrote a biting letter to Harleston.
▪ Vince Tobin withdrew his candidacy for the job after both men got death threats from Ditka fanatics.
cash
▪ Only one deposit may be made and up to £300 a day withdrawn in cash from branches.
▪ Normally you can withdraw up to £500 in cash at any branch, or larger amounts by cheque.
▪ They can be withdrawn in cash on demand and are thus also totally liquid.
▪ Be very careful when you withdraw money from street cash dispensers.
▪ The weekly-paid Greater Glasgow Health Board employees first discovered the bank's mistake when they tried to withdraw money from cash machines.
▪ Their victims include a woman who is withdrawing money from a cash dispenser, and a gunsmith.
▪ In the first situation all we have is the partners withdrawing cash from the business with no apparent input.
▪ Only £700m was withdrawn from cash machines in 1979 - it is now about £50 billion a year.
decision
▪ The Communist decision to withdraw its candidates in all but two Parliamentary constituencies aggravated the situation still further.
▪ The speech marked Ventura's decision to withdraw into Minnesota politics following his unsuccessful flirtations with bigger ambitions.
▪ The government's decision to withdraw from the contract was felt to be a major reason behind his departure.
▪ Paul Ritchie was upset with a County Council decision to withdraw pay for trainees at the centre.
▪ It seems, however, that the decision to withdraw sterling from the exchange rate mechanism has paid dividends.
▪ The administration's minority party has put off a decision whether to withdraw support for Prime Minister Albert Reynolds.
government
▪ The government agency withdrew facilities for 160 centres countrywide, because the beef they handled was deemed below the required level.
▪ Whether the government is going to be responsible to the needs of people, or whether the government is going to withdraw.
▪ But disagreements immediately arose over whether government troops would withdraw from the territory.
▪ Mr Kiley complained that the Government had withdrawn concessions that would have given him some power over the private contractors.
▪ On Monday she bluntly rejected a temporary ceasefire offer by the rebels, which would have allowed the government troops to withdraw.
▪ It calls on the Government immediately to withdraw the changes in the Petroleum Revenue Tax.
▪ When government cash was withdrawn they applied to several charitable foundations for funding.
hand
▪ As he withdrew his hand he felt the coldness of the knife and corkscrew against his flesh.
▪ An involuntary action is set up which causes him to withdraw his hand even before he experiences any sensation of pain.
▪ I sat up and she withdrew her hand.
▪ She handed Ietia her drink, fingers brushing her, and quicKly withdrew her hand as if from fire.
▪ Nicholas withdrew his own hands and placed them lightly on her two shoulders.
▪ We believe in the justice of the bill ... But we are going to withdraw our hand.
▪ He withdrew his hand and turned from her, standing in his saddle and looking out across the valley.
▪ His smile faltered when he withdrew his hand.
labour
▪ The local Nalgo branch has called a general meeting for tomorrow when members will be balloted on whether to withdraw their labour.
▪ The disparity arises because some of those who lost their jobs withdrew from the labour market, perhaps through early retirement.
market
▪ Instead, most of the companies have withdrawn from the market to reassess their rates.
▪ The disparity arises because some of those who lost their jobs withdrew from the labour market, perhaps through early retirement.
▪ Product is withdrawn from the market. 13.
▪ About one million litres of milk, worth £200,000, is being withdrawn from the market daily.
▪ His claim was later proven and the drug withdrawn from the market.
▪ It had meantime been withdrawn from the commercial market.
money
▪ You need to give 30 days notice to withdraw money from the account.
▪ In ten minutes he stood in front of the bank, having withdrawn all his money, less than eighty dollars.
▪ He was not entitled to withdraw the money in his account if he had obtained it by means of a false cheque.
▪ When and how you withdraw money from a corporation will determine how much tax both you and your corporation pay.
▪ Because, providing you have the money in your account, the BarclayPlus card lets you withdraw money anytime.
▪ If your company is successful, a failure to plan how to withdraw money from the company can be costly.
▪ Be very careful when you withdraw money from street cash dispensers.
▪ Using loans to withdraw money from a corporation has its limitations, how-ever.
offer
▪ If Fred regrets offering his old car to Brian, can he withdraw his offer?
▪ Castle Square tenants association had submitted a petition calling on the council to withdraw the offer.
▪ Why had Mahoney withdrawn his offer to help so suddenly and unexpectedly?
▪ Mr Gubbay said that the appointment of a replacement was illegal, and withdrew his offer to take early retirement.
▪ Midland Life reserve the right to withdraw the offer at any time before the commencement of your Bond.
▪ Minton, by now tired of publicity and fuss, refused and the hotel withdrew its offer.
party
▪ Since the leaders of these parties then withdrew their candidacies for the prime ministership, the field was clear for Netanyahu.
▪ On Dec. 29 Eitan's right-wing nationalist Tsomet Party formally withdrew from the ruling coalition.
▪ The process continues until all but one of the parties involved has withdrawn.
▪ Both parties then refused to withdraw.
▪ The machinery in the winding house was blown before the parties withdrew carrying Gerard Brett.
proposal
▪ Was he about to withdraw his proposal?
▪ He should bow to the views of all of those who submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Committee and withdraw these proposals.
▪ Once again, the High Authority had to admit defeat, and withdrew its proposal.
sale
▪ In the event that we can not agree an acceptable revised fee scale then we withdraw from the sale.
▪ The plastic weapon has been condemned as tasteless and at least one shop has withdrawn it from sale.
▪ Uncured pork from a firm at Wisbech, Cambs, has been withdrawn from sale by supermarkets and shops.
▪ The auction house decided to withdraw from the sale when its December 1990 contract with Lord Northampton came up for renewal.
▪ A major chain of retailers has agreed to withdraw them from sale, but hundreds are still thought to be in use.
▪ Read in studio A tourist video has been withdrawn from sale after fears it could threaten the safety of children.
▪ The company has now agreed to withdraw them from sale.
▪ A further thirteen lots listed in the catalogue were withdrawn before the sale.
service
▪ Raids on farms were also reported and public transport was paralysed in the capital, Lima, as bus operators withdrew services.
▪ The latter move prompted the government to retaliate by establishing a blockade around the island and withdrawing all services from the inhabitants.
▪ The Motive Power depot at Derby Road had been disused since 1966 when the last steam locomotives were withdrawn from service.
▪ Around 100 submarines withdrawn from service are moored at sea because there are no facilities for treating their radioactive components.
▪ It was withdrawn from service and probably scrapped.
▪ The Cheltenham &038; Gloucester Building Society this month withdrew its cheap share-dealing service, which it could not make profitable.
▪ When service No. 1 to North Station was withdrawn, the Promenade service was strengthened to a six-minute headway.
▪ They broke down so often and so grievously that they were all withdrawn from service within three years.
support
▪ But this has not meant that those industries have withdrawn their support for museums here.
▪ On Saturday, the joint chiefs met with Arteaga and formally withdrew support from Bucaram.
▪ They withdrew their support and Fawcett, whom they had seconded to the project, moved on to other research.
▪ The wealthy Bombay and Ahmedabad magnates thereupon withdrew their financial support of the ashram.
▪ On Wednesday, they threatened to withdraw support for a minimum wage boost if the so-called poison pill amendment passed.
▪ Three Assembly members later withdrew their support from the motion.
▪ In the same document, Ratzinger directed bishops to withdraw support from gay Catholic organizations that did not accept this teaching.
■ VERB
agree
▪ Khasbulatov returned to announce that Gorbachev had agreed to withdraw the troops on the following day.
▪ A major chain of retailers has agreed to withdraw them from sale, but hundreds are still thought to be in use.
▪ The company has now agreed to withdraw them from sale.
begin
▪ He desisted from the attack, and began to withdraw.
▪ By mid-March, Communists had begun to withdraw on all fronts and the Eighth Army had regained Seoul.
▪ Inside the vine the sap begins to withdraw to the roots.
▪ About midnight, the first Federal units began withdrawing from the field.
▪ I began to withdraw from many of the activities that engaged my peers.
▪ Collapse of coup - Gorbachev's return On Aug. 21 troops began withdrawing from Moscow and media restrictions were lifted.
▪ I knew my family would never accept me as a boy or man, so I began to withdraw from them.
decide
▪ He decided to withdraw from the Aswan Dam project, but he did not make the decision public.
▪ We decided to withdraw, to return to a timescale measured by the rise and fall of the sun.
▪ Not surprisingly, the Freud-room group decided not to withdraw the diagnosis.
▪ Wisely, Margaret Thatcher decided to withdraw.
▪ Elorriaga had decided to withdraw when Congress refused to support his proposals on taxation and on the refunding of the public debt.
▪ Then an hour later, having heard the outcome in the City, where-rather characteristically-he was lunching, Maudling decided to withdraw.
force
▪ Sooner or later those who are there will be forced to withdraw shamefully.
▪ She was later forced to withdraw.
▪ She felt his hands on her waist, pulling her ruthlessly away from the box so that she was forced to withdraw her hand.
▪ Clinton was forced to withdraw several nominees due to embarrassing revelations over their political stances or child-care issues.
▪ Thorpe's original replacement Mark Ramprakash has also been forced to withdraw with a hamstring injury.
▪ It had been an attempt to force him to withdraw.
▪ When his own business affairs fell into a state of disarray in 1773, he was forced to withdraw from public life.
▪ She was forced to withdraw from the next event and missed the next few weeks of the Tour.
threaten
▪ On Wednesday, they threatened to withdraw support for a minimum wage boost if the so-called poison pill amendment passed.
▪ They threatened to withdraw their 186 children from the Ringaskiddy and Shanbally national schools.
▪ Rehavam Ze'evi, Minister without Portfolio, threatened to withdraw his small Moledet party from the ruling coalition.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
withdraw/retreat in good order
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ After two children had been hurt, the company was forced to withdraw the toy from store shelves.
▪ As a result of the Paris peace negotiations, most American forces withdrew from Vietnam in 1973.
▪ Bower was leading in the polls, but he withdrew when the scandal hit the press.
▪ Christmas decorations were withdrawn from sale yesterday following a fire-risk warning.
▪ Clare had to withdraw from the race after injuring her knee.
▪ He has been asked to withdraw remarks he made in a national newspaper about the honesty of the president.
▪ I withdrew $200 from my savings account.
▪ It will be very sad if Jordan withdraws from politics altogether.
▪ Mary said that she was very sorry and that she withdrew the accusation unreservedly.
▪ Newsagents across the country have withdrawn the magazine after numerous complaints from women's groups.
▪ She withdrew her allegations of sex discrimination at work.
▪ She withdrew her hand from his grasp, and turned to leave the room.
▪ The ambassador frowned and withdrew the cigar from his mouth.
▪ The developers withdrew their request to build on the land.
▪ This card allows the user to withdraw money at any time of day.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He did not make himself difficult or outwardly rebellious, he simply withdrew.
▪ In 1564 he abruptly withdrew from Moscow and threatened to abdicate.
▪ Presumably, if the military or industry changed their minds about the utility of this approach they could withdraw from it.
▪ Providing you give us at least seven days notice you won't lose any interest on the amount withdrawn.
▪ Richard Lugar of Indiana withdrew as presidential candidates and threw their support to Dole.
▪ Strengthening of that infrastructure would stimulate self-sustaining growth in the private sector-growth which would continue after federal assistance had been withdrawn.
▪ The publishers withdrew all 10,000 copies of the book from sale.
▪ While an appeal is pending the notice will be ineffective becoming effective again if the appeal is dismissed or withdrawn.