without

[ with-out, with- ]

/ wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /

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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.

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Origin of without

before 900; Middle English withouten,Old English withūtan (adv. and preposition), equivalent to withwith + -ūtan from without, equivalent to ūtout + -an suffix of motion from

Words nearby without

with one arm tied behind one's back, with one's eyes open, with one's pants down, with one voice, with open arms, without, without a leg to stand on, without a stitch on, without batting an eye, withoutdoors, without doubt

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use without in a sentence

Without it, they say, the disease would surely kill her within two years.
Should Teens Have The Right To Die?|Brandy Zadrozny|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Most often, the doctrine is invoked by minors seeking an abortion without parental consent.
Should Teens Have The Right To Die?|Brandy Zadrozny|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The research literature, too, asks these questions, and not without reason.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.
Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects|Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

I remember all our music appeared on Spotify overnight, without anybody asking us.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He held it, but it was without pressure; without recognizance of the delight with which he once grasped it.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
She had listened—she had listened intently, looking straight out of the window and without moving.
Confidence|Henry James
Without preface, he abruptly asked, what had been told him of the Duke of Wharton's behaviour the preceding night.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Nevertheless the evening and the night passed away without incident.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for without

without

/ (wɪˈðaʊt) /

preposition

not havinga traveller without much money

not accompanied byhe came without his wife

not making use ofit is not easy to undo screws without a screwdriver

(foll by a verbal noun or noun phrase) not, while not, or after notshe can sing for two minutes without drawing breath

archaic on the outside of

adverb

formal outside; outwardly

conjunction

not standard unlessdon't come without you have some money

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with without

without

In addition to the idioms beginning with without

without a leg to stand on
without a stitch on
without batting an eye
without doubt
without fail
without further ado
without question
without so much as

also see:

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

without

Origin of without

Words nearby without

Words related to without

How to use without in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for without

Other Idioms and Phrases with without