Without /(?)/

With·out

Without

prep.
  1. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without doors.
    Without the gate Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein.
  2. Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond.
    Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach.
    — T. Burnet.
  3. Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as, without labor; without damage.
    I wolde it do withouten negligence.
    Wise men will do it without a law.
    Without the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms . . . must end in our destruction.
    There is no living with thee nor without thee.
    — Tatler.

Phrases & Compounds

To do without
See under Do.
Without day
without the appointment of a day to appear or assemble again; finally; as, the Fortieth Congress then adjourned without day.
Without recourse
See under Recourse.

Without

conj.
  1. Unless; except; -- introducing a clause.
    You will never live to my age without you keep yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with joyfulness.

Without

adv.
  1. On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally.
    Without were fightings, within were fears.
    — 2 Cor. vii. 5.
  2. Outside of the house; out of doors.
    The people came unto the house without.