preposition, adverb
preposition
1 not having, experiencing or showing sth:
They had gone two days without food. * He found the place without difficulty. * She spoke without much enthusiasm.
2 not in the company of sb:
Don't go without me.
3 not using or taking sth:
Can you see without your glasses? * Don't go out without your coat.
4 ~ (sb) doing sth not doing the action mentioned:
He left without saying goodbye. * The party was organized without her knowing anything about it. * You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. * Without wanting to criticize, I think you could have done better. (= used before you make a critical comment)
adverb not having or showing sth:
Do you want a room with a bath or one without? * If there's none left we'll have to do without. * I'm sure we'll manage without.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for without is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does without appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — without appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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