with·out

[with-out, with-]
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.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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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without (wɪˈðaʊt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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.

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Example sentences
Chances of winning without making a purchase are the same as the chances of someone who buys something.
By choosing smaller projects, she gets to experiment without committing an entire room to a single color or pattern.
Awake surgery is cosmetic surgery without general anesthesia.
If it does not reach a consensus, the department can draft new regulations without the committee's input.
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