without
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.
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noun
10.
the outside of a place, region, area, room, etc.
conjunction
11.
Midland and Southern U.S. unless.
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| —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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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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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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