go without
Britishverb
-
to be denied or deprived of (something, esp food)
if you don't like your tea you can go without
-
that is obvious or self-evident
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
We haven’t seen a “spike peak” buy signal since early last June — an extraordinarily long time for VIX to go without spiking upward on some negative news or rumor of some sort.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
But if the ship can go without an icebreaker, Coface saidm the Arctic route is now cheaper than a Cape of Good Hope voyage in some circumstances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Nicola Dawes, chief executive at Stripey Stork, said families in need would "simply go without essential school items or be forced into debt" without this support.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"You don't have to buy a shirt, but you can't go without eating."
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“You wouldn’t...just go, without saying anything, would you? Take the boat and leave?”
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
