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Without - 8 dictionary results

with⋅out

  [with-out, with-]
Use Without in a Sentence
–preposition
1. with the absence, omission, or avoidance of; not with; with no or none of; lacking: without help; without shoes; without her helping me; without him to help.
2. free from; excluding: a world without hunger.
3. not accompanied by: Don't go without me.
4. at, on, or to the outside of; outside of: both within and without the house or the city.
5. beyond the compass, limits, range, or scope of (now used chiefly in opposition to within): whether within or without the law.
–adverb
6. in or into an exterior or outer place; outside.
7. outside a house, building, etc.: The carriage awaits without.
8. lacking something implied or understood: We must take this or go without.
9. as regards the outside; externally.
–noun
10. the outside of a place, region, area, room, etc.
–conjunction
11. Midland and Southern U.S. unless.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME withouten, OE withūtan (adv. and prep.), equiv. to with with + -ūtan from without, equiv. to ūt out + -an suffix of motion from
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with·out   (wĭth-out', wĭth-)   
adv.  
  1. On the outside: a sturdy structure within and without.
  2. With something absent or lacking: had to do without.
prep.  
    1. Not having; lacking: a family without a car.
    2. Not accompanied by; in the absence of: volunteered without hesitation; spoke without thinking.
  2. At, on, to, or toward the outside or exterior of: standing without the door.
n.  An outer position, place, or area: a threat to security that came from without.
conj.   Regional
Unless: "You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (Mark Twain).

[Middle English withoute, from Old English withūtan : with, with; see with + ūtan, from without (from ūt, out; see out).]
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Without

With*out"\, prep. [OE. withoute, withouten, AS. wi[eth]?tan; wi[eth] with, against, toward + ?tan outside, fr. ?t out. See With, prep., Out.]

1. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors.

Without the gate Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein. --Dryden.

2. Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond.

Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach. --T. Burnet.

3. Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as, without labor; without damage.

I wolde it do withouten negligence. --Chaucer.

Wise men will do it without a law. --Bacon.

Without the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms . . . must end in our destruction. --Addison.

There is no living with thee nor without thee. --Tatler.

To do without. See under Do.

Without day [a translation of L. sine die], without the appointment of a day to appear or assemble again; finally; as, the Fortieth Congress then adjourned without day.

Without recourse. See under Recourse.

Without

With*out"\, conj. Unless; except; -- introducing a clause.

You will never live to my age without you keep yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with joyfulness. --Sir P. Sidney.

Note: Now rarely used by good writers or speakers.

Without

With*out"\, adv. 1. On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally.

Without were fightings, within were fears. --2 Cor. vii. 5.

2. Outside of the house; out of doors.

The people came unto the house without. --Chaucer.
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Language Translation for : Without
Spanish: sin,
German: ohne,
Japanese: ～なしに
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without 
O.E. wiðutan, lit. "against the outside" (opposite of within), see with + out. As a word expressing lack or want of something (opposite of with), attested from c.1200. In use by 1393 as a conjunction, short for without that.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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without

Used to indicate that no quotation is offered. For example, a dealer might quote a security as a $45 bid without, which means the dealer is willing to buy at $45, but no ask price is currently available. A dealer quotation that includes a without indicates a one-sided market.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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without

In addition to the idioms beginning with without, also see absent without leave; do without; get along without; go without saying; no smoke without fire.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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