without
- 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.
- 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.
- the outside of a place, region, area, room, etc.
- Midland and Southern U.S. unless.
Origin of without
Examples from the Web for without
Contemporary Examples of without
Without it, they say, the disease would surely kill her within two years.
The research literature, too, asks these questions, and not without reason.
Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.
I remember all our music appeared on Spotify overnight, without anybody asking us.
But, as the people of Irving are now discovering, all of this poking and prodding is not without potential consequences.
Historical Examples of without
I spoke to Philothea just as I used to do; without remembering that she had died.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
Without reasons I was sure of, you know, so there could be no chance of any mistake.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
It seems to me that life is no life, but living death, without that freedom!
The Armourer's PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge
Without knowing why, they understood perfectly now that neither had been ingenuous.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
You shall be reckless as you like—but without your stored energy surplus to harm you.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
without
- 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
- formal outside; outwardly
- not standard unlessdon't come without you have some money
Word Origin and History for without
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