with
/wɪð/
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rare/wɪθ/
with preposition: against. Also the alternative form of withe.
Preposition
with
- Against.
- He picked a fight with the class bully.
- Many hatchets, knives, & pieces of iron, & brass, we see, which they reported to have from the Sasquesahanocks a mighty people, and mortal enemies with the Massawomecks.1621, John Smith, The Proceedings of the English Colony in Virginia
- In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
- He went with his friends.
- No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or[…]. And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 46
- In addition to; as an accessory to.
- She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
- Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
- Jim was listening to Bach with his eyes closed.
- Both armies entered into battle with confidence high.
- In support of.
- We are with you all the way.
- In regard to.
- There are a number of problems with your plan.
- What on Earth is wrong with my keyboard?
- To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
- slain with robbers
- He was torn to / pieces with a bear:c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- Using as an instrument; by means of.
- cut with a knife
- I water my plants with this watering can. This is the watering can I water my plants with.
- Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
- I am fain to dine and sup with water and bran.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Having, owning.
- It was small and bumpy, with a tinge of orange.
- There are lots of people with no homes after the wildfire.
- Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).
- Speak with confidence.
- He spoke with sadness in his voice.
- Prompted by (a certain emotion).
- overcome with happiness
- green with envy; flushed with success
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- In the employment of.
- She was with Acme for twenty years before retiring last fall.
- Considering; taking into account.
- With your kind of body size, you shouldn’t be eating pizza at all.
- Synonyms:
- given
- Keeping up with; understanding; following along.
- That was a lot to explain; are you still with me?
- Are you still with me? Good. I was worried, because you may not think you need a lightweight rifle.1983 May, David E. Petzal, “The Lightweight Division”, in Field & Stream
Adverb
with (not comparable)
Also used as
with is also the alternative form of withe.
with meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
with in Hindi
- against
- से se
- in the company of
- ... के साथ ... ke sāth, लेकर lekar
- by means of
- से se
with in Marathi
- in the company of
- सह sah
with in Urdu
- in the company of
- ... کے ساتھ ... ke sāth
with in Bengali
- in the company of
- সঙ্গে śoṅge
- in addition to
- দিয়ে diẏe
- by means of
- করে kore, দিয়ে diẏe, নিয়ে niẏe
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- with in Telugu
- తోపాటు tōpāṭu, తో tō, తోని tōni
- with in Punjabi
- ਨਾਲ nāl
- with in Gujarati
- સાથે sāthe
- with in Assamese
- সৈতে xoite, লগত logot, সতে xote
- with in Tagalog
- kasama
- with in Arabic
- مَعَ maʕa, بِـ bi-
- with in Malay
- dengan, dgn
- with in Indonesian
- dengan, dgn, bersama, menggunakan
- with in Persian
- با bâ, ابا abâ
- with in Thai
- กับ gàp, ด้วย dûai, โดย dooi
- with in Vietnamese
- với, bằng
- with in Myanmar
- နှင့် hnang., နှင့်တကွ hnang.ta.kwa., နဲ့ nai., နင့် nang.
Examples of with in a sentence
- The match result was 10-5, with John scoring three goals.
- With a heavy sigh, she looked around the empty room.
- Four people were injured, with one of them in critical condition.
- With their reputation on the line, they decided to fire their PR team.
- He was pleased with the outcome.
- I’m upset with my father.
Synonyms of with
Antonyms
Forms of with
| Preposition | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | wyth |
| alternative form | whith |
| alternative form | wᵗʰ |
| alternative form | wᵗ |
| alternative form | w/ |
| alternative form | w |
| alternative form | whit |
| alternative form | wi' |
| alternative form | wit |
| alternative form | wit' |
| alternative form | wid |
| alternative form | wif |
| alternative form | wiv |
| Noun | |
| plural | withs |
Origin of with
From Middle English with, from Old English wiþ (“against, opposite, toward, with”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþi, a shortened form of Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”). In Middle English, the word shifted to denote association rather than opposition, displacing Middle English mid (“with”), from Old English mid (“with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi; an earlier model of this meaning shift exists in cognate Old Norse við; elsewhere, the converse meaning shift is exemplified by Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩺𐩬 (byn, “between, amid”) spawning Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩬 (bn, “against”) and even likewise frequent reverse meaning 𐩨𐩬 (bn, “from”). The adverb sense is probably a semantic loan from various other Germanic languages, such as German mit, Norwegian med, and Swedish med.
From Middle English withe, wiþþe, from Old English wiþþe. More at withe.
Words formed from with
Phrases with with
- as with
- do with
- go with
- in with
- is with
- with us
- get with
- got with
- hit with
- hot with
- lay with
- lie with
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- met with
- ran with
- run with
- sat with
- set with
- sit with
- toy with
- was with
- with God
- bare with
- bear with
- been with
- bore with
- came with
- come with
- cope with
- deal with
- down with
- file with
- fool with
- fuck with
- futz with
- gets with
- goes with
- gone with
- hang with
- held with
- hits with
- hold with
- hung with
- kick with
- lain with
- land with
- lies with
- live with
- made with
- make with
- meet with
- mess with
- move with
- over with
- part with
- play with
- ride with
- rode with
- roll with
- runs with
- sets with
- shat with
- shit with
- side with
- sits with
- take with
- teem with
- tone with
- took with
- toys with
- vibe with
- walk with
- went with
- were with
- with ages
- with calf
- with foal
- with this
- with time
- agree with
- along with
- bears with
- being with
- borne with
- break with
- bring with
- broke with
- close with
- comes with
- coped with
- copes with
- crawl with
- deals with
- dealt with
- filed with
- files with
- fools with
- fucks with
- go in with
- going with
- hangs with
- holds with
- kicks with
- lands with
- laugh with
- level with
- lived with
- lives with
- lying with
- makes with
- meets with
- moved with
- moves with
- parts with
- plays with
- rides with
- rolls with
- screw with
- shits with
- sided with
- sides with
- sleep with
- slept with
- stand with
- stick with
- stood with
- stuck with
- t with bar
- taken with
- takes with
- teems with
- to do with
- toned with
- tones with
- toyed with
- track with
- vibed with
- vibes with
- walks with
- with cause
- with child
- with young
- agreed with
- agrees with
- all up with
- breaks with
- brings with
- broken with
- can do with
- closed with
- closes with
- coming with
- coping with
- crawls with
- depart with
- f with hook
- fiddle with
- filing with
- finish with
- fooled with
- fucked with
- futzed with
- futzes with
- get by with
- get in with
- get on with
- get with it
- got by with
- got in with
- got on with
- got with it
- gotten with
- in bed with
- kicked with
- landed with
- laughs with
- lay up with
- levels with
- living with
- lumber with
- mad with it
- making with
- manage with
- messed with
- messes with
- moving with
- not with it
- on with you
- out with it
- parted with
- played with
- put in with
- put up with
- ran in with
- reason with
- reckon with
- ridden with
- riding with
Words that rhyme with with
Questions about with
- What does with mean?
- With means against.
- What is with in Hindi?
- With in Hindi is से (se), ... के साथ (... ke sāth), लेकर (lekar). See With meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use with in a sentence?
- The match result was 10-5, with John scoring three goals.
- What part of speech is with?
- With can be a preposition or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce with?
- With is pronounced /wɪð/.
Words near with in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: with (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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