Definitions for without
wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ-with·out

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1. withoutadverb

   outside, externally

2. withoutadverb

   Lacking something.

   Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without.

3. withoutconjunction

   Unless, except (introducing a clause).

4. withoutpreposition

   Outside of, beyond

5. withoutpreposition

   Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc..

6. Etymology: From Late wiþutan.

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1. Withoutadverb

   1. Not on the inside.

   Forming trees and shrubs into sundry shapes, is done by moulding them within, and cutting them without. Francis Bacon.

   Wise men use studies; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation. Francis Bacon.

   These were from without the growing miseries. John Milton.

   Having gone as far as they could without, they began to observe them within. Nehemiah Grew.

   2. Out of doors.

   The reception of light into the body of the building, was very prompt from without, and from within. Henry Wotton.

   Their doors are barr’d against a bitter flout;
   Snarl, if you please, but you shall snarl without. Dryden.

   3. Externally; not in the mind.

2. Withoutconjunct.

   Unless; if not; except. Not in use.

   I find my love shall be proved no love, without I leave to love, being too unfit a vessel in whom so high thoughts should be engraved. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   You will never live to my age, without you keep yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with joyfulness. Philip Sidney.

3. Withoutprep.

   Etymology: wiðutan , Saxon.

   1. Not with.

   Many there are, whose destinies have prevented their desires, and made their good motives the wards of their executors, not without miserable success. Joseph Hall.

   2. In a state of absence from.

   Hast so much wit, and mirth, and spleen about thee,
   There is no living with thee, nor without thee. Tatler.

   3. In the state of not having.

   The virtuous bezoar is taken from the beast that feedeth upon the mountains; and that without virtue, from those that feed in the vallies. Francis Bacon.

   Infallibility and inerrableness are assumed and inclosed by the Romish church, without any inerrable ground to hold it on. Henry Hammond.

   If the ideas be not innate, there was a time, when the mind was without those principles; and then they will not be innate, but be derived from some other original. John Locke.

   4. Beyond; not within the compass of.

   Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach: but that little spot of ground that lies betwixt those two great oceans, this we are to cultivate. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   5. In the negation, or omission of.

   Without the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms from the French, must end in our destruction. Addison.

   6. Not by; not by the use of; not by the help of.

   Excess of diet in costly meats and drinks fetched from beyond the seas, would be avoided: wise men will do it without a law; I would there might be a law to restrain fools. Francis Bacon.

   7. On the outside of.

   Without the gate
   Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein. Dryden.

   8. Not within.

   When the weather hinders me from taking my diversions without doors, I frequently make a little party with select friends. Ad.

   9. With exemption from.

   The great lords of Ireland informed the king, that the Irishry might not be naturalized without damage to themselves or the crown. John Davies, Ireland.

   Happiness under this view, ev’ry one constantly pursues. Other things acknowledged to be good, he can look upon without desire, pass by, and be content without. John Locke.

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1. Without

   Music's Too Sad Without You is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and English singer Jack Savoretti, It is the 5th and final single taken from Minogue's fourteenth studio album Golden (2018). Written by Minogue, Savoretti and Samuel Dixon, and produced by Dixon, the song was released as the fifth single from the album, with the radio edit of the song premiering on BBC Radio 2 on 13 October 2018. Savoretti included a live performance of the song on his sixth studio album, Singing to Strangers (2019).

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1. without

   Without typically means lacking or not having something. It indicates the absence or omission of someone or something. It can also imply being deprived of or being in a condition or situation where there is a lack of a specific element or quality.

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1. Without

   on or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors

2. Without

   out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond

3. Without

   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

4. Without

   unless; except; -- introducing a clause

5. Withoutadverb

   on or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally

6. Withoutadverb

   outside of the house; out of doors

7. Etymology: [OE. withoute, withouten, AS. witan; wi with, against, toward + tan outside, fr. t out. See With, prep., Out.]

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1. Without

   "Without" is the debut single from half-English, half-Italian solo singer Jack Savoretti taken from his debut album, Between the Minds. "Without" was the first release on De Angelis Records, the label set up by Anne Barrett. The track went onto the Radio 2 B list on the same day that Jack played his media showcase at the prestigious London club Ronnie Scott’s. It spent a total of two weeks in the UK Singles Chart, debuting at number 90 then falling to 180 a week later.

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1. Without

   with-owt′, prep. outside or out of: beyond: not with: in absence of: not having: except: all but.—adv. on the outside: out of doors.—conj. except.—adj. Without′-door (Shak.), being out of doors.—prep. Without′en (Spens.), without.—Without book, on no authority; Without distinction, indiscriminately.—From without, from the outside. [A.S. wiðútan—wið, against, útan, outside.]

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1. without

   Outside, as, studding-sail without studding-sail; or, without board, outside a ship.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'without' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #167

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'without' in Written Corpus Frequency: #408

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1. outwith

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of without in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of without in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of without in a Sentence

1. JOHN TRAPP (1601-1699):

   The devil and the damned have punishment without pity, misery without mercy, sorrow without succor, crying without comfort, mischief without measure, torments without end and past imagination. John Trapp

2. Camila Alvarez:

   It's planned, it's calculated and it's punitive because they are leaving vulnerable people without any resources and without any people they know in the United States, without a phone and without a way to get help. They are stuck figuring it out by themselves.

3. President Trump:

   Joe Scarborough knows that without the social distancing, Joe Scarborough knows without the lockdowns Joe Scarborough knows this. Joe Scarborough may be playing stupid on TV, Joe Scarborough may be acting like hes dumb as dishwater on TV but Joe Scarborough knows that without the social distancing, instead of 30,000 people dead right now itd probably be 300,000 dead right now. Joe Scarborough also has to know that if we reopen the government too quickly without the testing, if we reopen the economy without widespread testing a lot more people are going to die. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE On Thursday, President Trump announced a plan for reopening the economy that would take into account the fact that different parts of the country are experiencing the coronavirus outbreak differently. Trumps plan calls for three phases of reopening, based on the severity of the outbreak in each region. We are not opening all at once, but one careful step at a time.

4. Mahatma Gandhi:

   The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without sacrifice.

5. Jimmy Carter:

   According to Gandhi, the seven sins are wealth without works, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle. Well, Hubert Humphrey may have sinned in the eyes of God, as we all do, but according to those definitions of Gandhis, it was Hubert Humphrey without sin.

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