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with·drawn

(wĭth-drôn′, wĭth-)

Past participle of withdraw.

adj.

Emotionally unresponsive or socially detached; introverted or aloof.

with·drawn′ness n.

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withdrawn

(wɪðˈdrɔːn)

the past participle of withdraw

adj

1. (Psychology) unusually reserved, introverted, or shy

2. secluded or remote

withˈdrawnness n

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with•drawn

(wɪðˈdrɔn, wɪθ-)

v.

1. pp. of withdraw.

adj.

2. removed from circulation, contact, competition, etc.

3. shy and introverted; retiring; remote.

with•drawn′ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	withdrawn - withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life" recluse, reclusive unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors"
	2.	withdrawn - tending to reserve or introspection; "a quiet indrawn man" indrawn reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West

withdrawn

adjective uncommunicative, reserved, retiring, quiet, silent, distant, shy, shrinking, detached, aloof, taciturn, introverted, timorous, unforthcoming Her husband had become withdrawn and moody.
uncommunicative open, forward, friendly, outgoing, sociable, extrovert, gregarious

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withdrawn

adjective

Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner:

aloof, chill, chilly, cool, distant, offish, remote, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative.

Translations

غَيْر وُدّي، لا يَتَجاوَب

indadvendtindelukket

distanziert

introvertido reservado

renfermé

hlédrægur, feiminn

ritirato ritirata

içine kapanık/kapalı

内向的沉默寡言的

withdrawn

[wɪθˈdrɔːn]

A. PP of withdraw

B. ADJ (= introverted) → reservado, introvertido; (= detached, absent) → retraído, encerrado en sí mismo

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withdrawn

[wɪðˈdrɔːn]

pp of withdraw

adj [person] → renfermé(e)

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withdrawn

ptp of withdraw

adj person → verschlossen; manner also → reserviert, zurückhaltend; life → zurückgezogen

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withdrawn

[wɪθˈdrɔːn]

1. pp of withdraw

2. adj → chiuso/a in se stesso/a

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withdraw

(wiðˈdroː) – past tense withˈdrew (-ˈdruː) : past participle withˈdrawn – verb

1. to (cause to) move back or away. The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.

2. to take back (something one has said). She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her.

3. to remove (money from a bank account etc). I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.

withˈdrawal noun

withˈdrawn adjective

(of a person) not responsive or friendly.

withdrawn

adj retraído

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Malone desires to state that both the injunction for restraint and the libel action have been withdrawn unreservedly by Professor G.

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He had scarcely withdrawn when Altisidora, recovering from her swoon, said to her companion, "The lute must be left, for no doubt Don Quixote intends to give us some music; and being his it will not be bad."

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The crowd had withdrawn from the man, giving him sufficient room to roll over, in evident pain, while they yet stood gazing at him, with that indefinable feeling of curiosity and nerveless sympathy, which characterises man when not called on to act, by emulation, vanity, or the practice of well-doing.

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Then the hand was withdrawn, leaving in his an object which he perceived to be a ring.

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I knew that hand, though a black glove concealed its delicate whiteness and half its fair proportions, and quickly seizing it, I pressed it in my own - ardently for a moment, but instantly recollecting myself, I dropped it, and it was immediately withdrawn.

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Now that that evil influence had been withdrawn, a new life began for Dr.

I could not think that this earth contained a place for sufferings and terrors so unmanning; and you can do but one thing, Utterson, to lighten this destiny, and that is to respect my silence." Utterson was amazed; the dark influence of Hyde had been withdrawn, the doctor had returned to his old tasks and amities; a week ago, the prospect had smiled with every promise of a cheerful and an honoured age; and now in a moment, friendship, and peace of mind, and the whole tenor of his life were wrecked.

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The State National Security Committee today said security guards of Almazbek Atambayev were not withdrawn.

National security committee says Atambayev's security guards not withdrawn, SDPK says 4 guards were withdrawn

He said his wish was for the recusal case to be withdrawn so that he could proceed with trial.

Fraud accused requests seized documents

Large amount of money has been withdrawn from the Investment Bank, NABIL Bank, Prabhu Bank, Siddhartha Bank, Everest Bank, NIC Asia Bank and SBI Bank, according to the Land Registration office.

Government land in banks, Nepal Rastra Bank unaware

A document from theMandaluyong court shows Kris has withdrawn her complaint last March 23.