without

without - English

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Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA: /wɪθˈaʊt/, /wɪðˈaʊt/
  • (Canada) IPA: [wɪθˈɐʊt], [wɪðˈɐʊt]
  • Hyphenation: with‧out

Adverb

without (not comparable)

  1. (archaic or literary) Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.
  2. Lacking something.
    • Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without.
  3. (euphemistic) In prostitution: without a condom being worn.

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Preposition

without

  1. (archaic or literary) Outside of, beyond.
  2. Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc.
    • Antonym: with
    • It was a mistake to leave my house without a coat.
  3. Not doing or not having done something.
    • He likes to eat everything without sharing.
    • He shot without warning anyone.

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Conjunction

without

  1. (archaic or dialectal) Unless, except (introducing a clause).

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