without

with·out  (w-out, wth-)

adv.

1. On the outside: a sturdy structure within and without.

2. With something absent or lacking: had to do without.

prep.

1.

a. Not having; lacking: a family without a car.

b. Not accompanied by; in the absence of: volunteered without hesitation; spoke without thinking.

2. At, on, to, or toward the outside or exterior of: standing without the door.

n.

An outer position, place, or area: a threat to security that came from without.

conj. Regional

Unless: "You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (Mark Twain).

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[Middle English withoute, from Old English withtan : with, with; see with + tan, from without (from t, out; see out).]

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without [wɪˈðaʊt]

prep

1. not having a traveller without much money

2. not accompanied by he came without his wife

3. not making use of it is not easy to undo screws without a screwdriver

4. (foll by a verbal noun or noun phrase) not, while not, or after not she can sing for two minutes without drawing breath

5. Archaic on the outside of

adv

Formal outside; outwardly

conj

Not standard unless don't come without you have some money

Thesaurus

without

preposition lacking, wanting, needing, requiring, short of, in need of, deprived of, destitute of, w/o (S.M.S.) Many people are still without power and heating because of the floods.

Translations

without [wɪðˈaʊt]

When without is an element in a phrasal verb, eg do without, go without, look up the verb.

A. PREP

1. → sin
without a coat → sin abrigo
three days without food → tres días sin comer
without speaking → sin hablar, sin decir nada
he did it without telling me → lo hizo sin decírmelo
without my noticing it → sin verlo yo, sin que yo lo notase
not without some difficulty → no sin cierta dificultad
times without number → un sinfín de veces

2. (archaic) (= outside) → fuera de

B. ADV (liter) → fuera
from without → desde fuera

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without [wɪˈðaʊt] prep

(= not having, not using) → sans
I don't like myself without a beard → Je ne m'aime pas sans la barbe.
Don't go out without a coat → Ne sors pas sans manteau.
city slums without light, roads or water → des zones d'habitat sans éclairage, routes ni eau courante
to go without sth → se passer de qch
to do without sth → se passer de qch

(= not feeling, not showing) → sans
"Hello, Swanson," he said without surprise → "Bonjour, Swanson" dit-il sans surprise., "Bonjour, Swanson" dit-il nullement surpris.

(= not in the company of) → sans

(= not) without doing sth → sans
without anyone knowing → à l'insu de tout le monde
He went without speaking for a whole week → Il est resté sans parler pendant une semaine entière.
it goes without saying → cela va sans dire

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without

prep → ohne; without a tie/passport → ohne Krawatte/(einen) Pass; without a friend in the world → ohne einen einzigen Freund; without speaking → ohne zu sprechen, wortlos; without my noticing it → ohne dass ich es bemerkte; times without number → unzählige Male pl

adv (old, liter) → außen; from without → von draußen; (= on the outside) → von außen

adj pred → ohne; to be without something → etw nicht haben, einer Sache (gen) → entbehren (form); those who are without (= needy) → die Bedürftigen pl

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without [wɪðˈaʊt] prep → senza
he did it without telling me → l'ha fatto senza dirmelo
he came without a coat/any money → è venuto senza cappotto/soldi
without a coat or hat → senza cappotto né cappello
the bus left without me → l'autobus è partito senza di me
he is without friends → non ha amici
to be quite without shame → non avere un minimo di pudore
without anybody knowing → senza che nessuno lo sappia
to go or do without sth → fare a meno di qc

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without [wɪðˈaʊt] prep → senza
he did it without telling me → l'ha fatto senza dirmelo
he came without a coat/any money → è venuto senza cappotto/soldi
without a coat or hat → senza cappotto né cappello
the bus left without me → l'autobus è partito senza di me
he is without friends → non ha amici
to be quite without shame → non avere un minimo di pudore
without anybody knowing → senza che nessuno lo sappia
to go or do without sth → fare a meno di qc

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without

prep without [wiˈðaut]

1 in the absence of; not having They went without you; I could not live without him; We cannot survive without water. sonder بِدون без bez uden ohne χωρίς sin ilma بدون ilman sans בִּלעֲדֵי, בְּלִי के बगैर bez nélkül tanpa án senza ～なしに …을 가지지 않고 be bez tanpa zonder uten bez sem fără без bez brez bez utan โดยไม่มี ...-sız, olmadan 沒有 без بغیر không có cái gì 没有

2 not He drove away without saying goodbye; You can't walk along this street without meeting someone you know. sonder بدون أن без aniž uden ohne χωρίς sin ilma et بی -tta, -ttä sans לְלא के रहित bez anélkül, hogy ne ... tanpa án þess að senza ～しないで …없이 ne ne- tanpa zonder uten å nie sem fără не bez toho, aby ne da bi bez utan โดยไม่มี ...meksizin, ...madan 不 без того, щоб بغیر mà không 不

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without → بدون bez uden ohne χωρίς sin ilman sans bez senza ･･･なしで …없이 zonder uten bez sem без utan ปราศจาก onsuz không có 没有