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outwith

UK/aʊtˈwɪð/

outwith preposition: outside; beyond; outside of.

Preposition

outwith

  1. (Scotland) Outside; beyond; outside of.
    • All at once he’d wanted to buy a place there, but it had been too isolated for his wife – and outwith their means anyway.1990, Ian Rankin, Dead Souls: An Inspector Rebus Novel, page 159
    • Finally, the Court failed to examine, and thus to show, in what way such differentiated treatment is objectively justified. The fact that it is the result of circumstances outwith the control of the Communities does not constitute such justification […] .2004, Official Journal of the European Union, 24.7.2004, C190/10, reporting on a judgment of the European Court of Justice.

Adverb

outwith (not comparable)

  1. Outside, outwardly; outwards.

outwith meaning in Arabic

outwith in Arabic

outside; beyond; outside of
خَارِج ḵārij

Examples of outwith in a sentence

  • To others, it is an escape, a chance to think of ways of life outwith those we experience now […].2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page xix:
  • Trams depart every 7 minutes, between 7am and 7pm, and every 15 minutes outwith these hours, with an end-to-end journey of just 30 minutes.2023, Website of Edinburgh Airport, version dated 2023, accessed 12.04.2023

Antonyms of outwith

Origin of outwith

From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (“without”). Cognate to Scots ootwi. By surface analysis, out + with.

Words that rhyme with outwith

Questions about outwith

What does outwith mean?
Outwith means outside; beyond; outside of.
What is outwith in Arabic?
Outwith in Arabic is خَارِج (ḵārij). See Outwith meaning in Arabic.
How do you use outwith in a sentence?
To others, it is an escape, a chance to think of ways of life outwith those we experience now […].
What part of speech is outwith?
Outwith can be a preposition or an adverb.
How do you pronounce outwith?
Outwith is pronounced /aʊtˈwɪð/ (UK).

Words near outwith in the dictionary

  1. outwish
  2. outwished
  3. outwishes
  4. outwishing
  5. outwit
  6. outwith
  7. outwits
  8. outwittal
  9. outwitted
  10. outwitter
  11. outwitters

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