WITHOUT Definition & Meaning

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without

[ with-out, with- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

noun

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

conjunction

Midland and Southern U.S. unless.

without

/ ��ɪˈð��ʊ�� /

preposition

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

adverb

formal.
outside; outwardly

conjunction

not_standard.
unless
don't come without you have some money

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of without¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English withouten, Old English �ɾ��ٳ�ū�ٲ�� (adverb and preposition); equivalent to with + out

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Idioms and Phrases

absent without leave
do without
get along without
go without saying
no smoke without fire

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Example Sentences

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Without more precipitation in the forecast, parts of Southern California could end the wet season in a deficit.

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A report found that the facility went decades without doing criminal background checks on its staff.

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Patrick McNicholas, whose law firm is representing 1,200 plaintiffs, said he was mindful during settlement discussions to reach for a number that would bring some justice to the thousands of victims without bankrupting the county, which serves as the region’s social safety net.

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Sesame offers two plans for patients with or without insurance.

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The latest review, by Irwin Mitchell KC Gemma White, states she only had access to information provided by Lowe or in the public domain and, without access to internal party communications, she does not know "precisely how the investigation was set up or how it was conducted".

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