without

Definitions

1. preposition

   Not having something.

   Examples

   • It was a mistake to leave home without a coat.
   • She went out without any money.
   ≠with
2. preposition

   Not doing something.

   Examples

   • He ate everything without sharing.
   • He left without saying goodbye.
3. preposition

   Outside of something, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • It is better to be without the gate than within.
   • Some people waited without the walls.
   ≠within
4. conjunction

   Unless, in old-fashioned or regional use.

   Examples

   • You will not know me without you read the book.
   • I cannot go without you come too.
5. adverb

   Outside, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • We heard a loud noise from without.
   • Someone had entered the house quietly from without.
6. adverb

   Without having something you need.

   Examples

   • He grew up poor and learned to live without.
   • We are out of bread, so you will have to do without.
7. adverb

   Without protection, in a delicate sense.

   Examples

   • She did not agree to go without.
   • He wanted to go without, but she said no.