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Without

[with-out, with-]

preposition

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.

free from; excluding: a world without hunger.

not accompanied by: Don't go without me.

at, on, or to the outside of; outside of: both within and without the house or the city.

beyond the compass, limits, range, or scope of (now used chiefly in opposition to within): whether within or without the law.

adverb

in or into an exterior or outer place; outside.

outside a house, building, etc.: The carriage awaits without.

lacking something implied or understood: We must take this or go without.

as regards the outside; externally.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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noun

10.

the outside of a place, region, area, room, etc.

conjunction

11.

Midland and Southern U.S. unless.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English withouten, Old English withūtan (adv. and preposition), equivalent to with with + -ūtan from without, equivalent to ūt out + -an suffix of motion from

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Example Sentences

My family has now been without electricity, heat or hot water for five days.

Awake surgery is cosmetic surgery without general anesthesia.

Sometimes even big powers, it said, can make territorial concessions without sacrifice.

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My family has now been without electricity, heat or hot water for five days.

Awake surgery is cosmetic surgery without general anesthesia.

Sometimes even big powers, it said, can make territorial concessions without sacrifice.

For the handful of people without fingerprints the physical impacts are few.

For years, the human brain has been compared to a computer-but it is a computer without a wiring diagram.

But they could not have fulfilled is without this unprepossessing device.

Designers installed a limestone vanity in the corner, creating a focal point without blocking traffic.

They can't stay grounded forever without eventually jeopardizing national security.

Sixty years later, a satirical look at life without newspapers cuts closer to the bone.

They find ways to achieve sustainability without the official stamp.

How to deal with an age of deleveraging without blighting the lives of millions of people though long-term unemployment.

They grow no food, raise no livestock, and live without rules or calendars.

Adaptive lenses change magnification without moving.

Without a doubt, the sauropod dinosaurs were the largest animals to have ever walked the earth.

Unlike the old favorites that need cold winters to bloom, these newer varieties thrive without winter chill.

Opportunities abound for the government to raise revenue without raising taxes, an economist writes.

Sure, as long as it met the standard of the academic rule, without deviance and without question.

Jakarta is the largest city in the world without a metro.

As usual, he found them-but not without deep trouble.

The iPhone and even wilder interfaces could improve collaboration without a mouse or keyboard.

Without new protections, conservationists say, the speedy.

Get inspired to glam out your backyard without breaking the bank by this garden design project.

At issue is what music and other materials scholars can use without jumping through legal hoops.

But without adjusting for risk, this measure of the finance sector's economic worth is meaningless.

But the new lines can be created without the use of an embryo.

The researchers express concern that without a cohesive national policy, the e-waste problem will get worse.

Oppenheimer argued that the war should not end without the world knowing about this primordial new weapon.

Turn your patio into a lush tropical lanai without breaking the bank.

People with such experience can hit the ground running without needing any training for the.

Europe is deluding itself into believing it can be a world power without a military to back up its words.

Once it nears the surface again, it can flap its tail and taxi without fully returning to the water.

Markers, knockouts and other technical advances improve breeding without modifying genes.

In fact, he says, it may be impossible for humans or any other animal to bring a memory to mind without altering it in some way.

Chances of winning without making a purchase are the same as the chances of someone who buys something.

Applications without unofficial transcripts attached to the application will not receive consideration.

Even without excluding the don't knows, a clear majority favours treating the drug equivalently to tobacco and alcohol.

My objective was to capture the unusual angles without showcasing its colors on wings.

There are so many ways to evaluate this, that without a testable hypothesis, it will be all random speculation.

But without anything to guide their paths, they walked in circles.

Even without the bonus of delightful fruit, citrus would be popular landscape plants for their attractive form, glossy evergreen.

Without such bridge financing, she said, the college could shut its doors for good in three weeks.

Congress would then be obliged to act quickly on each frozen item without amendment or filibuster.

Renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, generate power without depleting natural resources in the process.

The siesta and mortality in the elderly: effect of rest without sleep and daytime sleep duration.

None of these advances or the suggestion of future advances has come without controversy.

See-through shelving made from high-grade plywood defines a shower area without walling it off.

If it does not reach a consensus, the department can draft new regulations without the committee's input.

Knocking someone down in such harsh terms without any explanation or definitions does not elevate the knocker.

Tens of thousands of people were left without power, and landslides swept houses off their foundations.

Chemists are usually asked to invent a solution, but without considering hazardous by-products.

Smithsonian does not sell, exchange, or release your personal information to outside parties without your consent.

Within the bathroom, the cantilevered shelving defines the shower area without walling it off from the vanity.

That's another reason not to add another graduate degree without knowing clearly where it will take you.

Converting the new debt could also slam confidence without raising a big enough slug of equity capital to restore.

Science wouldn't be science without the facts, research, and numbers to back up all those theories.

Former drug and alcohol users can show impressive results without professional treatment, through the phenomenon of self-change.

Look at what people feel and do without realizing it.

For best bloom, give as much light as possible without burning foliage.

Without geography, our young people are unprepared for an increasingly global future.

New airport x-ray sees through clothes without revealing details.

Perhaps discarded then without a thought, the shoe is not dismissed so lightly now.

There was even room to insert a stairway to the second-floor addition without expanding beyond the house's original footprint.

How else to explain the fiery spectacles that occurred without warning and with such.

Those without siblings may not lack social skills after all.

Moses is one person who can suggest you put a bag over your head without your being insulted.

By choosing smaller projects, she gets to experiment without committing an entire room to a single color or pattern.

For some, even a tooth extraction would be unthinkable without them.

Most prisons don't accept packages without return addresses, and this package doesn't have one.

You'll create a fresh autumnal mood without having to rake a single leaf.

Researchers get a rare glimpse at life without fright.

For the first time milk could be kept pure and storable without benefit of refrigeration.

So he installed fake turf and got the look without the guilt.

It is a little-known fact that a life lived without enemies would be an extraordinarily dull affair.

And he took almost all his train pictures at night, when he could engineer his scenes without the sun getting in his way.

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil without lumps or rocks.

Policymakers need to figure out how to supply water without degrading the natural ecosystems that provide.

The result is the look of nature without the upkeep of a whole pond ecosystem.

In fact without water, the grain needed to make bread or any other food item would never even get harvested.

Without question, the holidays are the craziest time of year.

New motion-sensing technology lets trainees react more naturally to action, without the need for controllers or sensor tags.

It was a nondescript rear yard without a place to sit or entertain.

Without prolonged rainfall soon, farmers could lose their entire crops.

The sport will not be without some element of danger, but with a good machine this danger need not be excessive.

Several flood-damaged automobiles will be sold without accurate.

But a novel procedure can keep motherhood on ice without delaying treatment.

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World English Dictionary

without (wɪˈðaʊt)

—*prep*
1.	not having: a traveller without much money
2.	not accompanied by: he came without his wife
3.	not making use of: it is not easy to undo screws without a screwdriver
4.	(foll by a verbal noun or noun phrase) not, while not, or after not: she can sing for two minutes without drawing breath
5.	archaic on the outside of

—*adv*
6.	formal outside; outwardly

—*conj*
7.	not standard unless: don't come without you have some money

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Word Origin & History

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.

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Idioms & Phrases

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.