With Definition

wĭth, wĭth
preposition
In the company of.
Webster's New World
Alongside of; near to.
Webster's New World
Used as a function word to indicate accompanying detail or condition.
Just sat there with his mouth open; a patient with a bad back.
American Heritage
In a manner characterized by.
Performed with skill; spoke with enthusiasm.
American Heritage
As an associate, or companion, of.
To play golf with one's son.
Webster's New World
adverb
As company; along.
We're going to the movies. Are you coming with?
American Heritage

(Midwestern US) Along, together with others/group etc.

Do you want to come with?
Wiktionary
affix
Away, back.
Withdraw.
Webster's New World
Against, from.
Withhold.
Webster's New World
noun

Alternative form of withe.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of With

Noun

Singular:
with
Plural:
withs

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Origin of With

  • From Middle English with, from Old English wiþ (“against, opposite, toward"), a shortened form of wiþer, from Proto-Germanic *wiþr- (“against"), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (“more apart"); from Proto-Indo-European *wi (“separation"). Cognate with German wider (“against") and wieder (“again"), Dutch weer (“again"), Danish ved (“by, near, with"), Swedish vid (“by, next to, with"). In Middle English, the word shifted to denote association rather than opposition, displacing Middle English mid (“with"), from Old English mid (“with"), which is cognate to Old-Frisian mith (“with"), Modern Frisian mei (“with"), Dutch met (“with") and German mit (“with").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English with, against, from from Old English wi- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ME < OE < with: see with

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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