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- DictionaryWith·out/wəˈT͟Hout/
preposition
- 1. in the absence of: "he went to Sweden without her"
- 2. outside: archaic, literary "the barbarians without the gates"
adverb
- 1. outside: archaic, literary "the enemy without"
conjunction
- 1. without it being the case that: archaic, dialect "he won't be able to go without we know it"
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Without definition: with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking. See examples of WITHOUT used in a sentence.
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From Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English wiþūtan (literally “against the outside of”); equivalent to with- + out. Compare Dutch buiten (“outside of, without”), Danish uden (“without”), Swedish utan (“without”), Norwegian uten (“without”).
(UK, US) IPA(key): /wɪθˈaʊt/, /wɪðˈaʊt/(Canada) IPA(key): [wɪθˈɐʊt], [wɪðˈɐʊt]Hyphenation: with‧outRhymes: -aʊtwithout (not comparable) 1. (archaic or literary) Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without. 1.1. c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
without 1. (archaic or literary) Outside of, beyond. 1.1. Antonym: within 1.1. 1697, Virgil, “The Seventh Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.[…], London: […] Jacob Tonson,[…], →OCLC: 1.1.1. Withoutthe gate / Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein. 1.2. 1640, Willi...
without 1. (archaic or dialectal) Unless, except (introducing a clause). 1.1. 1884 December 10, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter I, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade)[…], London: Chatto & Windus,[…], →OCLC, page 1: 1.1.1. You don't know about me, withoutyou have read a book by the name of "The Adv...
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Learn the meaning and usage of the preposition and adverb without, which means 'not having or doing something, or lacking something'. See sentences, synonyms, idioms and grammar tips.
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