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If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.
Cate Blanchett

Meaning of "without" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WITHOUT

without  [wɪˈðaʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WITHOUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Without can act as an adverb, a preposition and a conjunction.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

The conjunction is an invariable grammatical category used to join together words and sentences.

WHAT DOES WITHOUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of without in the English dictionary

The first definition of without in the dictionary is not having. Other definition of without is not accompanied by. Without is also not making use of.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WITHOUT


about
əˈbaʊt
blackout
ˈblækaʊt
bout
baʊt
carry-out
ˈkærɪaʊt
checkout
ˈtʃɛkaʊt
cut-out
ˈkʌtˌaʊt
doubt
daʊt
fallout
ˈfɔːlˌaʊt
layout
ˈleɪaʊt
logout
ˈlɒɡˌaʊt
opt-out
ˈɒptˌaʊt
out
aʊt
scout
skaʊt
set-out
ˈsɛtˌaʊt
shout
ʃaʊt
throughout
θruːˈaʊt
tout
taʊt
trout
traʊt
workout
ˈwɜːkaʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WITHOUT

withholding tax
withholdment
withies
within
within an ace of
within an inch of
within call
within limits
within-subjects design
withindoors
without cease
without ceremony
without fail
without number
without prejudice
without recourse
without reserve
without tears
withoutdoors
withstand

WORDS THAT END LIKE WITHOUT

beshout
Borgerhout
chout
do without
go without
mahout
outshout
Parnell shout
pitchout
racahout
ring-shout
schout
unshout
watchout

Synonyms and antonyms of without in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WITHOUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «without» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of without

Translation of «without» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WITHOUT

Find out the translation of without to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of without from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «without» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没有
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin
570 millions of speakers

English

without
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِدُون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

без
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছাড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanpa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ohne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

・・・なしで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

...없이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tanpa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இல்லாமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

olmadan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bez
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

без
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fără
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χωρίς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sonder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of without

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WITHOUT»

The term «without» is very widely used and occupies the 658 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of without
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «without».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WITHOUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «without» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «without» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about without

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «WITHOUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word without.
1
Theodor Adorno
Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.
2
Angela Ahrendts
I don't want to be a great executive without being a great mum and a great wife. I don't want to look back and say I wish I had done things differently. 'Balance' is a really big word for me.
3
Malin Akerman
I can't walk by chocolate without eating it.
4
Richard Ayoade
I like Roy Orbison's video for 'I Drove All Night' because it's so literal. It is just a man driving throughout the night. I like that silliness. To be in a video is a ridiculous thing. It's almost impossible to do it without any humour.
5
Cate Blanchett
If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.
6
William J. H. Boetcker
Better to be a strong man with a weak point, than to be a weak man without a strong point. A diamond with a flaw is more valuable that a brick without a flaw.
7
Malcolm Boyd
However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent.
8
John Calvin
God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray.
9
Enrico Colantoni
In Toronto, I grew up taking a subway, I grew up taking a bus. I spent my formative adult years in New York City, walking the streets, taking the subway. You're connected to the larger whole. L.A. is so spread out, and you're so incubated inside those cars and it's so exhausting to deal with the traffic, without really having the human contact.
10
Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WITHOUT»

Discover the use of without in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to without and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Prosperity without growth: economics for a finite planet
The book opens up dialogue on the most urgent task of our times—the challenge of a new prosperity encompassing our ability to flourish as human beings—within the ecological limits of a finite planet.
Tim Jackson, 2009
2
Writing Without Teachers
In this new edition of his popular book, well-known advocate of innovative teaching methods Peter Elbow outlines a practical program for learning how to write.
Peter Elbow, 1998
3
Me without You
A uniquely charming gift for Valentine's Day, anniversaries, or just because, readers will find themselves dipping into this beguiling book again and again.
Ralph Lazar, Lisa Swerling, 2012
4
The World Without Us
A study of what would happen to Earth if the human presence was removed examines our legacy for the planet, from the objects that would vanish without human intervention to those that would become long-lasting remnants of humankind.
Alan Weisman, 2007
5
Europe and the People Without History
'The intention of this work is to show that European expansion not only transformed the historical trajectory of non-European societies but also reconstituted the historical accounts of these societies before European intervention.
Eric R. Wolf, 2010
6
A Man Without a Country
A Man Without a Country is Kurt Vonnegut’s hilariously funny and razor-sharp look at life ("If I die—God forbid—I would like to go to heaven to ask somebody in charge up there, ‘Hey, what was the good news and what was the bad news? ...
Kurt Vonnegut, Daniel Simon, 2011
7
Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical ...
If God does not exist, then what does?
Richard Carrier, 2010
8
Good Without God
For others, including the New Atheists, religion has no place in the world and is, in fact, an "enemy." But in Good Without God, Greg Epstein presents another, more balanced and inclusive response: Humanism.
Greg Epstein, 2009
9
Creating A World Without Poverty
How Social Business Can Transform Our Lives
Muhammad Yunus, 2007
10
Cop Without a Badge: The Extraordinary Undercover Life of ...
And he doesn't play by the rules. Cop Without A Badge tracks confidential informant Kevin Maher as he helps the NYPD, the FBI, and many other law enforcement agencies solve cases that range from robbery to extortion to homicide.
Charles Kipps, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WITHOUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term without is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Garbage Collection, Without the Noise or the Smell
In New York, the sound of trash may be as familiar as its smell. The booming thunder of an 18-ton garbage truck rumbling down the city's rutted roads. «New York Times, Aug 15»
2
Pain without end
“WE HAVE an a-Greek-ment,” declared Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, on the morning of July 13th. Mr Tusk's little joke seemed forgivable at ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
3
The Three Strange Lennon-McCartney Hits That Went to No. 1 …
The three strange Lennon-McCartney hits that went to No. 1 without Lennon or McCartney—and what they tell us about the secret to recording a smash. By Chris ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Life Without Parole
Life Without Parole. Inside the secretive world of parole .... In 2012, one in five state inmates was released from prison without supervision. Assessing the risk. «The Marshall Project, Jul 15»
5
Living in a Barn, Without the Hay
What do you do when you find yourself envying your horses? You go out and get a barn of your own. That's not as hard as it sounds, provided you can pay the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Madness without method
Greece's second bail-out programme officially ended on June 30th, leaving Greece without bail-out support for the first time since 2010, yet the Greek financial ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
7
Cold War Without the Fun
If so, this time it seems like the Cold War without the fun — that is, without James Bond, Smersh, “Get Smart” Agent 86's shoe phone, Nikita Khrushchev's ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
8
Google eavesdropping tool installed on computers without permission
Without consent, Google's code had downloaded a black box of code that – according to itself – had turned on the microphone and was actively listening to your ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
9
White Supremacists Without Borders
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A VARIETY of clues to the motives of Dylann Storm Roof, the suspect in last week's mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
10
Opinionator | Depressed? Try Therapy Without the Therapist
But MoodGYM has been widely successful, without the predicted consequences. About 100,000 Australians use it each year, as do people in 200 countries. «New York Times, Jun 15»

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