with en · ADP · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /wɪθ/ (Canada, Standard)
- /wɪθ/ (General-American)
- /wɪð/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ʋit̪(ʰ)/ preconsonantal, final
- /wəθ/ (New-Zealand)
- /wɪv/ African-American Vernacular
- /wəθ/ (General-South-African)
- /wɪv/ prevocalic
- /wɪð/ prevocalic
- /wɪð/ preconsonantal, final
- /ʋid̪(h)/ prevocalic
- /wɪθ/ (rare) preconsonantal, final
- (US) audio
- /wəð/ (New-Zealand)
- /wɪθ/ (General-South-African)
- /wɪ/ African-American Vernacular
- /wɪð/ (General-American)
- (UK) audio
- [wɪt~wɪ(ʔ)] preconsonantal, final
- /wɪt/ African-American Vernacular
- /wɪ/ preconsonantal
- /wɪf/ African-American Vernacular
- /wɪ/ preconsonantal, final
- /wɪv/ preconsonantal, final
- wĭth
- /ʋid̪(h)/ preconsonantal, final
- /wɪð/ (Australia)
- /wɪʔ/ African-American Vernacular
- [wʰɪθ] (Northwestern, US)
- /wɪɾ/ African-American Vernacular
- /wɪð/ (Canada, Standard)
- [wɪd] preconsonantal, final
- /wɪθ/ (Scotland)
- [wɪθ̠~wɪɾ] prevocalic
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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:
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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:
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In addition to; as an accessory to.
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
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Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
Both armies entered into battle with confidence high.
Four people were injured, with one of them in critical condition.
See where, on earth, the flowery glories lie, With her they flourish'd, and with her they die.
1861, Alexander Pope, “The Fourth Pastoral, or Daphne”, in The Rev. George Gilfillan, editor, The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope:With this he pointed to his face, and show'd His hand and all his habit smear'd with blood.
1697, Virgil, “Aeneid”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil:The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing",[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.
2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “Conscious computing: how to take control of your life online”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021, page 48:With their reputation on the line, they decided to fire their PR team.
With that she told me that though she spake of her father, whom she named Chremes, she would hide no truth from me: […]
1590, Sir Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia:With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hobhouse Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall.
1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus:With a heavy sigh, she looked around the empty room.
The match result was 10-5, with John scoring three goals.
Jim was listening to Bach with his eyes closed.
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In support of.
We are with you all the way.
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In regard to.
There are a number of problems with your plan.
What on Earth is wrong with my keyboard?
Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.
2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:He was pleased with the outcome.
I’m upset with my father.
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(obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
He was sick and lame of the scurvy, so as he could but lie in the cabin-door, and give direction, and, it should seem, was badly assisted either with mate or mariners
1669, Nathaniel Morton, New England’s Memorial:But several sowing of Wheat at that time, because 'twas the usual time of doing of it, it lay in the Ground till Rain came, which was the latter end of October first, and then but part of it came up neither, because it was mustied and spoiled with lying so long in the Ground […]
1721, John Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry, page 61: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, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:slain with robbers
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Using as an instrument; by means of.
With what/whose money? I have nothing left to buy groceries (with).
They had cut of his head upon the cudy of his boat had not the man reskued him with a sword,
1620, William Bradford., Of Plymouth Plantation:you have paid me equal, Heavens, / And sent my own rod to correct me with
1647–1679, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “A King and no King”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act IV, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):Speak with a confident voice.
As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:And keep each other company in spite, / As rivals in your common mistress, fame, / And with faint praises one another damn;
1677, William Wycherley, The plain-dealer, Prologue:They dismissed the meeting with a wave of their hand.
cut with a knife
I water my plants with this watering can. This is the watering can I water my plants with.
Find what you want instantly with our search engine.
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(obsolete) 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] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
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Having, owning.
It was small and bumpy, with a tinge of orange.
As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.
2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:There are lots of people with no homes after the wildfire.
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Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).
He spoke with sadness in his voice.
Speak with confidence.
John is a person with multiple sclerosis.
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Prompted by (a certain emotion).
green with envy; flushed with success
overcome with happiness
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In the employment of.
She was with Acme for twenty years before retiring last fall.
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Considering; taking into account.
With your kind of body size, you shouldn’t be eating pizza at all.
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Keeping up with; understanding; following along.
Are you still with me? Good. I was worried, because you may not think you need a lightweight rifle.
1983 May 14, David E. Petzal, “The Lightweight Division”, in Field & Stream:That was a lot to explain; are you still with me?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wᵗʰ | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wid | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| w | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wyth | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wi' | alternative | lexicographic | |
| w/ | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wit' | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wiv | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wif | alternative | lexicographic | |
| whith | alternative | lexicographic | |
| whit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wᵗ | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
what with · be with · with it · withness
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
amidst · within · amid · amongst · among
Synonyms
alongside · having · w/ · c̄ · with · including · holding · given
Translations (566)
mwl cun (in the company of) · cs se (in support of) · pt com (in addition to) · id dgn (in the company of) · hi से (by means of) · id menggunakan (by means of) · tyv -биле (in the company of) · ja ...と (with) · is með (in support of) · syc ܥܡ (in addition to) · oc ab (in the company of) · pa ਨਾਲ (in the company of) · cs s (by means of) · de nebst (in the company of) · nv ił (in the company of) · liv kubs (in the company of) · sv med (in support of) · km នឹង (by means of) · mn -тэй (in the company of) · mt ma’ (with) · tr -lı (containing) · sk s (in addition to) · la contra (against) · it con (in support of) · eo kun (in support of) · fr avec (by means of) · io koram (in the company of) · vi với (in addition to) · sh са (in the company of) · nap cu (with) · yue 跟埋 (in the company of) · ast con (in the company of) · mt ma’ (in addition to) · afb مع (in the company of) · sl z (in support of) · bg с (in the company of) · pt com (by means of) · br gant (in the company of) · mt ma’ (in support of) · ru с (in addition to) · th กับ (with) · roa-opt con (in the company of) · ga le (in support of) · is við (with) · hu -val (in addition to) · th ด้วย (in the company of) · es con (expressing manner) · grc σύν (in the company of) · cmn 用 (by means of) · eu -rekin (with) · bn দিয়ে (in addition to) · ro alături (in support of) · kw gans (by means of) · cs proti (against) · mfe avek (in the company of) · ms dengan (expressing manner) · sv mot (against) · fr avec (with) · ro cu (in addition to) · ca amb (by means of) · tr -le (in the company of) · et -ga (by means of) · el με (in the company of) · nl met (by means of) · it con (with) · de von (expressing manner) · kw gans (in the company of) · pl z (in addition to) · eo kun (in addition to) · ccc musta (in the company of) · fr avec (in the company of) · arz معا (in the company of) · bo གིས (by means of) · pt com (expressing manner) · non við (in the company of) · mn -тай (in the company of) · vi bằng (by means of) · hu -val (in the company of) · tr -lu (containing) · acw مع (in the company of) · ms dgn (in the company of) · et koos (in the company of) · hu -es (containing) · is með (expressing manner) · aeb بـ (by means of) · az ilə (with) · cs se (against) · id dengan (against) · ms dengan (with) · ist cun (in the company of) · as -এৰে (by means of) · sq me (in the company of) · oc ambo (in addition to) · az ilə (in the company of) · sv genom (expressing manner) · fi -lla (by means of) · fy mei (in support of) · id bersama (in the company of) · ja と一緒に (in the company of) · shi ⴰⴽⴷ (in the company of) · fo við (with) · hu -val (by means of) · khb ᦂᧇ (in the company of) · tr -la (in the company of) · cy gyda (against) · vec con (in the company of) · es con (in the company of) · th กับ (against) · mi me (with) · ak de (by means of) · ar مَعَ (with) · vi với (with) · nb med (in addition to) · bn করে (by means of) · kld -baraay (in the company of) · sv med (in addition to) · fur cun (with) · cs s (against) · lb mat (in addition to) · he עם (in support of) · vec có (in the company of) · syc ܥܡ (in the company of) · el με (in addition to) · zea mie (in the company of) · ga le (in the company of) · sk s (with) · es con (in addition to) · uk із (in the company of) · ga le (with) · ckb لەگەڵ (with) · fro od (in the company of) · ca amb (against) · bo མཉམ་དུ (in the company of) · hu -vel (in addition to) · ar بِـ (in addition to) · la cum (in the company of) · it con (in addition to) · hu -vel (in the company of) · lt su (with) · bo -ས (by means of) · pt com (with) · es con (containing) · cy efo (by means of) · br gant (by means of) · hi से (against) · uk із (with) · lv ar (in the company of) · pt contra (against) · he עִם (with) · cs s (in addition to) · tr -yla (in the company of) · yue 同 (in the company of) · eo -e (expressing manner) · as সতে (in the company of) · sq me (with) · cs s (in the company of) · nv bee (by means of) · as -এদি (by means of) · mn лугаа (in the company of) · th กับ (in addition to) · grc ἐν (by means of) · la cum (in addition to) · nn med (in addition to) · it con (by means of) · ja ...と (in the company of) · tyz cắp (in the company of) · ca mitjançant (by means of) · de mit (by means of) · ia con (in addition to) · ms dengan (in addition to) · ota با (in the company of) · acm ويا (in the company of) · kk бірге (in the company of) · fr avec (expressing manner) · ja …で (by means of) · fr avec (in support of) · it con (against) · ia con (in the company of) · cmn 和 (in the company of) · sh sa (in the company of) · ckb لەگەڵ (against) · yi מיט (in addition to) · hu -vel (in support of) · da med (with) · uk зі (in the company of) · nb med (with) · su kalayan (by means of) · pl z (against) · vo ko (with) · et ühes (in the company of) · es con (in support of) · uk зо (in the company of) · sk s (against) · arc עם (in the company of) · cv -па (in the company of) · es con (with) · fr avec (against) · sl s (in support of) · nl met (as nourishment) · sv med (expressing manner) · sh sa (with) · id dengan (by means of) · cmn 與 /与 (in the company of) · fro avoec (in the company of) · cy gyda (in addition to) · pt com (against) · ru с (in the company of) · chr ᎬᏙᏗ (in the company of) · de mit (as nourishment) · el periphrastically (as nourishment) · my နင့် (by means of) · lo ກັບ (in the company of) · it con (as nourishment) · bg с (expressing manner) · oc dab (in the company of) · bn সঙ্গে (in the company of) · aeb مْعَا (in the company of) · la cum (expressing manner) · gd le (expressing manner) · ja …付きの (in addition to) · nl door (expressing manner) · pt com (in the company of) · fr de (as nourishment) · km នឹង (against) · ale agiitalix (in the company of) · es con (by means of) · sv med (in the company of) · de bei (in support of) · gl con (in the company of) · oc amé (in addition to) · sl z (by means of) · kw gen (by means of) · cmn 跟 (in addition to) · mr सह (in the company of) · yue 用 (by means of) · ko -와 (in the company of) · qu -yuq (in the company of) · ms dengan (by means of) · ca de (as nourishment) · cs se (in the company of) · cmn 跟 (in the company of) · hu -s (containing) · sl s (in addition to) · sh s (with) · de mit (in support of) · rue зо (in the company of) · aeb مْعَا (in support of) · vec có (in addition to) · liv -õks (in the company of) · cs s (in support of) · nl bij (in the company of) · syc ܥܡ (in support of) · th ด้วย (by means of) · pl z (with) · sk so (against) · gd le (by means of) · zdj ha (by means of) · ca amb (expressing manner) · ga le (in addition to) · tyz cắp (with) · tr ile (with) · ru с (against) · ki na (by means of) · io per (by means of) · ro cu (with) · bo ལྷན་དུ (with) · mt mal- (in the company of) · wa atot (in the company of) · gd le (in support of) · hi लेकर (in the company of) · hu -vel (with) · cmn 與 /与 (in addition to) · cmn 和 (in addition to) · he עם (in the company of) · is með (by means of) · ja …を使って (by means of) · de mit (in addition to) · non með (in the company of) · be з (in the company of) · lt su (in the company of) · he נגד (against) · sk so (with) · ca amb (as nourishment) · ka -თან (in the company of) · nl voor (in support of) · su kalayan (expressing manner) · yue 跟 (in the company of) · gd le (in addition to) · tyz cắp (in addition to) · pap ku (with) · cs na (as nourishment) · te తో (in the company of) · tt белән (in the company of) · pl za pomocą + (by means of) · ln na (with) · hit 𒃰𒋫 (with) · ja …を支持して (in support of) · sv medelst (by means of) · vec co (in addition to) · bn নিয়ে (by means of) · gd còmhla ri (in the company of) · te తో (expressing manner) · sah -лыын (in the company of) · th โดย (in support of) · fi avulla (in support of) · cy yn erbyn (against) · eo pri (in regard to) · lo ກັບ (in addition to) · pt de (as nourishment) · vec co (in the company of) · de mit (against) · eo kun (with) · hu -ös (containing) · bo ཀྱིས (by means of) · sk s (in the company of) · bo མཉམ་དུ (with) · chr ᎬᏗ (by means of) · nb med (containing) · khb ᦂᧇ (in addition to) · sco wi (in addition to) · fi kanssa (in the company of) · pl z (in the company of) · rm cun (in the company of) · el periphrastically (expressing manner) · akk itti (with) · cs se (in addition to) · bg с (in support of) · et vastu (against) · sv med (by means of) · mn лүгээ (in the company of) · nl bij (in support of) · ar مَعَ (in the company of) · bo དང (in addition to) · syl ꠟꠉꠦ (in the company of) · cy â (against) · liv -ks (in the company of) · ang mid (in the company of) · hi ... के साथ (in the company of) · gd air (as nourishment) · id dengan (with) · oc amb (in addition to) · yue 同埋 (in the company of) · eo kontraŭ (against) · fo við (in the company of) · acw مَع (with) · nb med (by means of) · fy mei (in addition to) · ar بِـ (by means of) · gd ri (against) · wo ag (in the company of) · el μαζί (in addition to) · ht avèk (in the company of) · sw na (in the company of) · cy â (by means of) · fr à l'aide de (by means of) · nl tegen (against) · su kalawan (in addition to) · is með (in the company of) · id dengan (in the company of) · hu -as (containing) · grc μετά (against) · wa avou (by means of) · ja ...とともに (in the company of) · cmn 同 (in the company of) · hu -val (with) · sv med (against) · tg бо (in the company of) · da med (by means of) · rup cu (with) · tl kasama (with) · sk s (by means of) · frm avec (in the company of) · et -ga (in the company of) · sh s (in the company of) · nl met (against) · bo ཁ་གཏད་ལ (against) · mt ma’ (in the company of) · vi với (in the company of) · cs s (with) · grc ἅμα (in the company of) · su sareng (against) · ig na (with) · haw me (in addition to) · sl z (in the company of) · hu vele (in the company of) · th โดย (by means of) · bni na (with) · tr -lı (in addition to) · cs se (by means of) · gl contra (against) · mn -той (in the company of) · my နဲ့ (by means of) · grc μετά (with) · bo བཅས (in addition to) · tr -yle (in the company of) · el κατά (with) · sl s (by means of) · nl met (with) · ur ... کے ساتھ (in the company of) · tyz cắp (against) · ca amb (with) · ca per (by means of) · he עם (in addition to) · bg с (in addition to) · eo per (by means of) · de durch (expressing manner) · de gegen (against) · my ဖြင့် (by means of) · fi kera (in addition to) · sw na (with) · is með (in addition to) · da med (in the company of) · nn med (in the company of) · kw gen (in the company of) · km នឹង (with) · fr au moyen de (by means of) · gd ri (with) · ca amb (in support of) · gl con (with) · br ser (in the company of) · fax con (in the company of) · ca contra (against) · tpw irũnamo (in the company of) · th กับ (in the company of) · cy efo (in support of) · ms dengan (in support of) · ca amb (in addition to) · te తోని (in the company of) · an con (in the company of) · bo གྱིས (by means of) · la cum (in support of) · fi luona (in the company of) · ja ...と (against) · hu -os (containing) · lad kon (with) · aeb بـ (expressing manner) · ga varies depending on the verb (as nourishment) · sl s (in the company of) · it con (in the company of) · csb z (in the company of) · ja …を用いて (by means of) · arc ב־ (by means of) · nn med (with) · eo kun (in the company of) · ja …に賛成して (in support of) · fr avec (in addition to) · uk зі (with) · afb ويا (in the company of) · hy -ով (by means of) · mww nrog (in the company of) · fr contre (against) · kmr bi (in the company of) · fa با (in the company of) · fi kera (in the company of) · ga le (expressing manner) · cy â (in addition to) · cy gan (in support of) · uk з (in the company of) · te తోపాటు (in the company of) · lld con (in the company of) · cy efo (in addition to) · su sareng (with) · ja …を伴って (in addition to) · et vastu (with) · egy H-n:a (in the company of) · he בְּ־ (expressing manner) · my နဲ့ (in the company of) · oc amb (in the company of) · fa ابا (in the company of) · shi ⵙ (by means of) · sh с (in the company of) · ckb لەگەڵ (in the company of) · as লগত (in the company of) · de mit (with) · aeb بـ (in addition to) · arc עם (in addition to) · ary مْع (in the company of) · my နှင့် (in the company of) · ga le (by means of) · wa avou (in the company of) · la cum (with) · sw na (in addition to) · cs se (with) · hu -vel (by means of) · my နှင့်တကွ (in the company of) · bo དང (in the company of) · mfe ek (in the company of) · ms dengan (against) · haw me (in the company of) · kgp mré (in the company of) · gu સાથે (in the company of) · fur cun (in the company of) · la cum (against) · ang mid (by means of) · tr -lü (containing) · oc emb (in addition to) · ia con (in support of) · km ជាមួយ (in the company of) · nb med (in the company of) · is við (against)