without
♦♦♦ with|out /wɪð'aʊt/
In addition to the uses shown below, without is used in the phrasal verbs `do without', `go without', and `reckon without'.
1 [PREP]
You use without to indicate that someone or something does not have or use the thing mentioned.
I don't like myself without a beard...
She wore a brown shirt pressed without a wrinkle.
≠ with
2 [PREP] PREP n/-ing
If one thing happens without another thing, or if you do something without doing something else, the second thing does not happen or occur.
He was offered a generous pension provided he left without a fuss...
They worked without a break until about eight in the evening...
Alex had done this without consulting her.
3 [PREP]
If you do something without a particular feeling, you do not have that feeling when you do it.
Janet Magnusson watched his approach without enthusiasm...
`Hello, Swanson,' he said without surprise.
≠ with
4 [PREP]
If you do something without someone else, they are not in the same place as you are or are not involved in the same action as you.
I told Franklin he would have to start dinner without me...
How can I rebuild my life without my husband?...
≠ with
In addition to the uses shown below, without is used in the phrasal verbs `do without', `go without', and `reckon without'.
1 [PREP]
You use without to indicate that someone or something does not have or use the thing mentioned.
I don't like myself without a beard...
She wore a brown shirt pressed without a wrinkle.
≠ with
2 [PREP] PREP n/-ing
If one thing happens without another thing, or if you do something without doing something else, the second thing does not happen or occur.
He was offered a generous pension provided he left without a fuss...
They worked without a break until about eight in the evening...
Alex had done this without consulting her.
3 [PREP]
If you do something without a particular feeling, you do not have that feeling when you do it.
Janet Magnusson watched his approach without enthusiasm...
`Hello, Swanson,' he said without surprise.
≠ with
4 [PREP]
If you do something without someone else, they are not in the same place as you are or are not involved in the same action as you.
I told Franklin he would have to start dinner without me...
How can I rebuild my life without my husband?...
≠ with