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With   /wɪð/  /wɪθ/   Listen
preposition
With  prep.  With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like. It is used especially:
1.
To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; equivalent to against. "Thy servant will... fight with this Philistine." Note: In this sense, common in Old English, it is now obsolete except in a few compounds; as, withhold; withstand; and after the verbs fight, contend, struggle, and the like.
2.
To denote association in respect of situation or environment; hence, among; in the company of. "I will buy with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you." "Pity your own, or pity our estate, Nor twist our fortunes with your sinking fate." "See where on earth the flowery glories lie; With her they flourished, and with her they die." "There is no living with thee nor without thee." "Such arguments had invincible force with those pagan philosophers."
3.
To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance, assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of. "Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee."
4.
To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; sometimes equivalent to by. "That with these fowls I be all to-rent." "Thou wilt be like a lover presently, And tire the hearer with a book of words." "(He) entertained a coffeehouse with the following narrative." "With receiving your friends within and amusing them without, you lead a good, pleasant, bustling life of it."
5.
To denote association in thought, as for comparison or contrast. "Can blazing carbuncles with her compare."
6.
To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence. "With that she told me... that she would hide no truth from me." "With her they flourished, and with her they die." "With this he pointed to his face."
7.
To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune. "A maid with clean hands." Note: With and by are closely allied in many of their uses, and it is not easy to lay down a rule by which to distinguish their uses. See the Note under By.


noun
With  n.  See Withe.





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... world—such a one as he, and not a man of no position like me. In my pride I never could bear the thought—and it is that that has made me so full of rancour against all the world, and so suspicious and bad towards you. I have not been strong enough—not like you—but I can truly say I have struggled with my weakness, Elizabeth," he said, pale with intensity of feeling, and laying both his hands on her shoulders, and looking ...
— The Pilot and his Wife • Jonas Lie
... may tame them sufficiently to make them wish to stay with us," said Emma. "What pretty little lively creatures. We are so much ...
— The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader - And what befell their Passengers and Crews. • W.H.G. Kingston
... a wild Bull, and a Bullfinch had his nest in the branches. A Bull in a field is vicious enough, as I daresay you know; but a wild Bull is worse than anything. Wild Bulls are tremendously strong, and they can fight with almost any beast of the forest, even Lions ...
— The Talking Thrush - and Other Tales from India • William Crooke
... the appearance of being as great a rip as the rest of us, and I vow your looks do not belie you, yet at times you have the conscience of a ranting dissenter. I find in you a touch both of Selwyn's dry wit and of Balmerino's frostly bluntness; the cool daring of James Wolfe combined with as great a love of life as Murray has shown; the chivalry of Don Quixote and the hard-headedness of Cumberland; sometimes an awkward boy, again the grand manner Chesterfield himself might envy you; the ...
— A Daughter of Raasay - A Tale of the '45 • William MacLeod Raine
... a certain hatred and bitterness, because these big, powerful creatures would not recognize the rights of the weak. Except for his master, he showed no affection for anyone and accepted no favours—perhaps he had no belief in them, and only responded to a caress with a low growl. ...
— Selected Polish Tales • Various


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