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	without (with\|out) Pronunciation: /wɪðˈaʊt/ preposition 1in the absence of: he went to Sweden without her [often with verbal noun] in circumstances in which the action mentioned does not happen: they sat looking at each other without speaking 2not having the use or benefit of: the first person to make the ascent without oxygen 3 archaic or literary outside: the barbarians without the gates adverb archaic or literary outside: the enemy without conjunction archaic or dialect without it being the case that: he won’t be able to go without we know it unless: I’d never have known you without you spoke to me Origin: Old English withūtan 'on the outside'		Search results in the dictionary do without in do¹ without end in end go without in go¹ without cease in cease without a doubt in doubt without fail in fail More results » Nearby Words withdrawing room withdrawn wither withering witherite withers withhold withholding tax within without withstand withy witless witling witloof witness witness box Witt, Katarina Wittenberg