(literary, archaic) On the outside of
(literary, archaic) On the outside
(of a feeling or rumour) Widely current
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(of an object) Not having the use or benefit of
“I had to run for shelter from the rain as I was without an umbrella.”
(of a person) In the absence of
“Little Sarah decided to venture to the candy aisle of the supermarket without her mother.”
(literary, archaic) On the outside of
“The wild weather swirled without the shelter as we hunkered down within it.”
With, or to, the exclusion of
(literary, archaic) On the outside
“Our dinner guests are waiting without.”
Having a lack (of something)
“Coming from an underprivileged and poor family, he had learned to live without.”
(of a feeling or rumour) Widely current
Negates the meaning of the modified verb
Deprived of, or lacking in, something that is expected or needed
(free of, free from) Not subject to or affected by something
Having a need or requirement for something
On the outside
Used to link a semantically weaker word to a semantically stronger word following the adverb, both sharing the same basic meaning, indicating the increased likelihood of the former
Except on a specified condition
Nature, especially in the open air or countryside
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