Definition of "withdrew" []

• Past tense of withdraw. (verb)

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• "MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Third-seeded Marat Safin withdrew from the Australian Open on Saturday with an injured left wrist, giving Rainer Schuettler a walkover into the fourth round."
• "In 1668, Great Britain withdrew from the war, and the French took on another quarrel, with the result that more of the Dutch trade passed into British hands."
• "PARIS (AP) Former U.S. Open champion Marat Safin withdrew from the French Open on Monday with a wrist injury."