vorenthalten — meaning in English
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English meaning
- disappoint verb To make someone feel let down by failing to meet their hopes or expectations.
- forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
- withhold verb To refuse to give, share, or reveal something.
Senses
vorenthalten is used for these senses in English:
- disappoint (transitive, dated) To fail to meet (an expectation); to fail to fulfil (a hope).
- forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
- withhold (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
- withhold (intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.
disappoint — full definition
- verb To make someone feel let down by failing to meet their hopes or expectations.
- verb To fail to fulfill a plan, hope, or expectation.
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