Meanings
To refuse to give something that is due or expected.
کسی چیز کو دینے سے انکار کرنا جو مستحق یا متوقع ہو۔
روکا ہوا
roka hua
Common Collocations
- withheld information
- withheld payment
- withheld consent
Example Sentences
The company withheld payment until the project was completed.
کمپنی نے ادائیگی کو اس وقت تک روکا جب تک پروجیکٹ مکمل نہ ہو جائے۔
Company ne adaigi ko is waqt tak roka jab tak project mukammal na ho jaye.
She withheld her opinion during the meeting.
اس نے ملاقات کے دوران اپنی رائے روکی۔
Us ne mulaqat ke dauran apni rai roki.
The documents were withheld from the public for legal reasons.
یہ دستاویزات قانونی وجوہات کی بنا پر عوام سے روکی گئیں۔
Yeh dastawizaat qanooni wajahaton ki buniyad par awam se roki gayi.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'withheld' as holding something back, like a book you can't read yet.
Imagine a closed book being held tightly by someone, representing something that is withheld.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
کیا ہے بے وفائی کا اور کون جانتا ہے اس کو، دل کے درد کو کس نے روکا ہے کہ آنے نہیں دے؟
Kya hai be wafaai ka aur kon jaanta hai is ko, dil ke dard ko kis ne roka hai ke aane nahi de?
What is betrayal, and who knows it? Who has withheld the pain of the heart from coming?
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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
روکا ہوا پانی سڑ جاتا ہے
roka hua paani sar jata hai
Stagnant water becomes foul.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "wiðhelden" — to hold back
First known use: 14th century
The word 'withheld' is derived from the Old English term 'wiðhelden', which combines 'wið' meaning 'against' and 'helden' meaning 'to hold'. Over centuries, it evolved in usage to describe the act of not giving or releasing something.