without

without
[[t]wɪða͟ʊt[/t]]
(In addition to the uses shown below, without is used in the phrasal verbs `do without', `go without', and `reckon without'.)
1) PREP You use without to indicate that someone or something does not have or use the thing mentioned.

I don't like myself without a beard...

She wore a brown shirt pressed without a wrinkle.

...a meal without barbecue sauce.

Ant:
2) PREP: PREP n/-ing If one thing happens without another thing, or if you do something without doing something else, the second thing does not happen or occur.

He was offered a generous pension provided he left without a fuss...

They worked without a break until about eight in the evening...

Alex had done this without consulting her.

3) PREP If you do something without a particular feeling, you do not have that feeling when you do it.

Janet Magnusson watched his approach without enthusiasm...

`Hello, Swanson,' he said without surprise.

Ant:
4) PREP If you do something without someone else, they are not in the same place as you are or are not involved in the same action as you.

I told Franklin he would have to start dinner without me...

How can I rebuild my life without my husband?...

We would never go anywhere without you.

Ant:

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  • without — O.E. wiðutan, lit. against the outside (opposite of within), see WITH (Cf. with) + OUT (Cf. out). As a word expressing lack or want of something (opposite of with), attested from c.1200. In use by late 14c. as a conjunction, short for without… …   Etymology dictionary

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