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without meaning

EN[wɪθˈaʊt] [wɪðˈaʊt]
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WWithout
  • Without may refer to:
  • "Without" (The X-Files), an episode in a late 20th-century television show
  • "Without" (song)
  • Without (film)

    Definition of without in English Dictionary

  • AdverbCOMmore withoutSUPmost withoutPREwith-
    1. (archaic or literary) outside, externally.
      1. Lacking something.
        1. Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without.
    2. Conjunction
      1. Unless, except (introducing a clause).
      2. Preposition
        1. (archaic or literary) Outside of, beyond.
          1. The snow was swirling without the cottage, but it was warm within. ‎
        2. Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc.
          1. It was a mistake to leave my house without a coat. ‎
        3. Not doing or not having done something.
          1. He likes to eat everything without sharing. ‎
          2. He shot without warning anyone. ‎
      3. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • All we got was carnists going, “But how would you live without bacon?”
          • If I had my way I'd withdraw all support for Jewsrael and let the Jew-Islam race war go on without USA intervening.
          • The new procedure relies on a type of laser called the pulsed photoangiolytic KTP. Its green light selectively destroys the blood vessels feeding the tumor without burning the vocal cords.
        2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
          • Without the proper resources, the young manager drew on his imagination to solve the crisis.
          • Without any sinister suspicion of anything being added or adempt. - Hugh Latimer.
          • Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.
        3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
          • During the Great Depression, she learned to do without.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Adverbs
          • Conjunctions
            • Morphemes
              • Prefixes
                • Words by prefix
                  • Words prefixed with with-
              • Prepositions
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              Source: Wiktionary

              Meaning of without for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "without" is an adverb. It's also a conjunction. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a prefixe. It's also a preposition.
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