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| with·out [ wi ówt ] |
preposition |
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1. not having: used to indicate that somebody or something does not have the thing mentioned
  left without proper tools to finish the job
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2. lacking: lacking a feeling of
The accused committed perjury without remorse.
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3. not accompanied by: not with somebody, or not having the involvement of somebody
We can't really make any decisions without him.
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4. not happening: used to indicate that something does not happen or occur
The bill was passed without a dissenting vote.
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preposition,
adverb |
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outside: on, at, or to the outside of somewhere
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archaic or literary
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(prep) Without the town the air was fresher.
(adv) She knocked and waited without.
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conj |
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nonstandard
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Same as unless
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| [ Old English wiþūtan "on the outside of," <with + ūtan "from the outside"] |
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be or do without to manage in spite of not having something considered necessary or desirable
a form of power he could not buy or do without
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