without

Meaning

Adv

1. Outside, externally.
2. Lacking something.
3. Without a condom being worn.

Prep

1. Outside of, beyond.
2. Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc.
3. Not doing or not having done something.

Conj

Unless, except (introducing a clause).

Hyphenated as

with‧out

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɪθˈaʊt/

Etymology

From Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English wiþūtan (literally “against the outside of”). Compare Dutch buiten (“outside of, without”), Danish uden (“without”), Swedish utan (“without”), Norwegian uten (“without”). By surface analysis, with- + out.

Sentences

Try to make eye contact with a stranger on the bus , and hold it for five seconds , without speaking .

She can't survive a day without having a kebab .