with
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}