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with \(')with, (')with, w*th, w*th\ pp [ME, against, from, with, fr. OE; 
   akin to OE wither against, OHG widar] against, back, Skt vi apart 1a: in 
   opposition to : AGAINST {had a fight ~ his brother)> 1b: so as to be 
   separated or detached from {broke ~ his family}  2: - used as a function 
   word to indicate one to whom a usu. reciprocal c ommunication is made 
   {talking ~ a friend} 3a: - used as a function word to indicate one that 
   shares in an action,  transaction, or arrangement {works ~ his father} 3b: 
   - used as a function word to indicate the object of attention, behav ior, 
   or feeling {get tough ~ him} {angry ~ her} 3c: in respect to : so far as 
   concerns {on friendly terms ~ all  nations} 3d: - used to indicate the 
   object of an adverbial expression of imperati ve force {off ~ his head} 3e: 
   OVER, ON {no longer has any influence ~ him}  3f: in the performance, 
   operation, or use of {the trouble ~ this m achine} 4a: - used as a function 
   word to indicate the object of a statement of c omparison or equality {a 
   dress identical ~ her hostess's} 4b: - used as a function word to express 
   agreement or sympathy {must c onclude, ~ him, that the painting is a 
   forgery} 4c: on the side of : FOR {if he's for lower taxes, I'm ~ h im} 4d: 
   as well as {can pitch ~ the best of them}  5a: - used as a function word to 
   indicate combination, accompaniment, pr esence, or addition {heat milk ~ 
   honey} {went there ~ her} {his money, ~ his wife's, comes to a million} 5b: 
   inclusive of {costs five dollars ~ the tax}  6a: in the judgment or 
   estimation of {stood well ~ his classmates)> 6b: in or according to the 
   experience or practice of {~ many of us , our ideas seem to fall by the 
   wayside -W.J. Reilly} 7a: - used as a function word to indicate the means, 
   cause, or agent { hit him ~ a rock} {pale ~ anger} {threatened ~ 
   tuberculosis} archaic  7b: by the direct act of  8a: - used as a function 
   word to indicate manner of action {ran ~R effort} {acknowledge your 
   contribution ~ thanks} 8b: - used as a function word to indicate an 
   attendant fact or circumsta nce {stood there ~ his hat on} 8c: - used as a 
   function word to indicate a result attendant on a specif ied action {got 
   off ~ a light sentence} 9a1: in possession of : HAVING {came ~ good news}  
   9a2: in the possession or care of {left the money ~ his mother}  9b: 
   characterized or distinguished by {a man ~ a sharp nose}  10a: - used as a 
   function word to indicate a close association in time <(~ the outbreak of 
   war they went home} {mellows ~ time} 10b: in proportion to {the pressure 
   varies ~ the depth}  11a: in spite of : NOTWITHSTANDING {a really tip-top 
   man, ~R all his wrongheadedness -H.J. Laski} 11b: except for {finds that, ~ 
   one group of omissions and one impo rtant addition, they reflect that 
   curriculum -Gilbert Highet} 12: in the direction of {~ the wind} {~ the 
   grain}