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   without

   /wɪðˈaʊt/

   preposition

   • 1. in the absence of: "he went to Sweden without her" Similar unaccompanied byunescorted byin the absence ofOpposite with
   • ▪ not having the use or benefit of: "the first person to make the ascent without oxygen" Similar lackingin need ofwanting forneedingrequiringshort ofdeprived ofdestitute ofOpposite with
   • ▪ in circumstances in which the action mentioned does not happen: "they sat looking at each other without speaking"
   • 2. outside: archaic, literary "the barbarians without the gates"

   adverb

   • 1. outside: archaic, literary "the enemy without"

   conjunction

   • 1. without it being the case that: archaic, dialect "he won't be able to go without we know it"
   • ▪ unless: archaic, dialect "I'd never have known you without you spoke to me"

   Word Origin Old Englishwithūtan ‘on the outside’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • W

     4

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • T

     1

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