Englisharrow-right-bold-outlineEnglish Learn English

“without” – English explanatory dictionary

without taking the headset off,
message-reply
irregularly shaped we could not without difficulty reach the top of them as we stood at the bottom of
message-reply
prep 1. not with ○ They came on a walking holiday without any boots. ○ She managed to live for a few days without any food. ○ He was stuck in Germany without any money. ○ They were fined for travelling without tickets. 2. not doing something ○ She sang for an hour without stopping. ○ They lived in the hut in the forest without seeing anybody for weeks. 3. □ without doubt certainly ○ It is, without any doubt, his best film ever.
message-reply
with•out´
prep. [OE. withoute, withouten, AS. wiðtan; wið with, against, toward + tan outside, fr. t out. See With, prep., Out.]
1. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as without doors. “Without the gate
Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein.” Dryden.
2. Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond. “Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach.” T. Burnet.
3. Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as without labor; without damage. “I wolde it do withouten negligence.” Chaucer. “Wise men will do it without a law.” Bacon.Without the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms … must end in our destruction.” Addison. “There is no living with thee nor without thee.” Tatler. To do without. See under Do. — Without day [a translation of L. sine die], without the appointment of a day to appear or assemble again; finally; as the Fortieth Congress then adjourned without day. — Without recourse. See under Recourse.
message-reply
with•out´
conj. Unless; except; — introducing a clause. “You will never live to my age without you keep yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with joyfulness.” Sir P. Sidney. Now rarely used by good writers or speakers.
message-reply
with•out´
adv.
1. On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally. “Without were fightings, within were fears.” 2 Cor. vii. 5.
2. Outside of the house; out of doors. “The people came unto the house without.” Chaucer.
message-reply

The Pride Lands suffer without Simba's leadership.

The scentence about “The Lion King”.

Literature Examples
favicon
Add meaning, image or audio
Meaning of “without” in English language – prep 1. not with ○ They came on a walkin...
Request to translate if there is no definitions or definitions is not clear enough "without"?
Ask a question if something is not clear about the word "without".