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without meaning
EN
[wɪθˈaʊt]
US
W
Without
Without may refer to: "Without" (The X-Files), an episode in a late 20th-century television show "Without" (song) Without (film)
Adverb
COM
more without
SUP
most without
PRE
with-
+
-
(archaic or literary)
outside
,
externally
.
Lacking
something
.
Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live
without
.
Conjunction
Unless
,
except
(introducing a clause).
Preposition
+
-
(archaic or literary)
Outside of
,
beyond
.
The snow was swirling
without
the cottage, but it was warm within.
Not having,
containing
,
characteristic
of,
etc
.
It was a mistake to leave my house
without
a coat.
Not
doing
or not having
done
something
.
He likes to eat everything
without
sharing.
He shot
without
warning anyone.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
I said, never clip a dog’s nails
without
a styptic pencil handy.
I trow you must excomunicate me, or els you must goe
without
their companie, or we shall wante no quareling; but let them pass.
I could do
without
the CEO coming today of all days. I've got enough problems as it is!
Used in the Beginning of Sentence
Without
the proper resources, the young manager drew on his imagination to solve the crisis.
Without
any sinister suspicion of anything being added or adempt. - Hugh Latimer.
Without
a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.
Used in the Ending of Sentence
During the Great Depression, she learned to do
without
.
Meaning of
without
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "without" is an
adverb
. It's also a
conjunction
. It's also a
morpheme
, more specifically, a
prefixe
. It's also a
preposition
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Morphemes
Prefixes
Words by prefix
Words prefixed with with-
Prepositions
Difficultness: Level 1
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 9
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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