Irregular VerbsPast tense of “withhold”: withheld, withheld
The verb “withhold” is irregular: its past simple is “withheld” and its past participle is “withheld”.
Base form (V1)
withhold
/wɪˈðhəʊld/
Past simple (V2)
withheld
/wɪˈðhɛld/
Past participle (V3)
withheld
/wɪˈðhɛld/
Meaning
to not give something to someone
Example
They withheld the results for days.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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