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Etymology

From Old English wiþ , a shortened form of wiþer , from Old High German withar , widar ( against ). From Proto-Germanic withr , against , from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- , literally more apart ; from wi , separation . In Middle English, the word shifted to denote association rather than opposition.

Pronunciation

• RP & US: IPA: /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ , SAMPA: /wID/, /wIT/
• Rhymes: -ɪð

Preposition

1. against:

   Fight with

   • Puttenham
   • 1621: John Smith, The Proceedings of the English Colony in Virginia [1] - 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
   • Irving
2. in the company of; alongside, along side of; close to; near to:

   He went with his friends.

3. in addition to; as an accessory to:

   a motorcycle with a sidecar

4. in support of:

   We are with you all the way.

5. To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; -- sometimes equivalent to by.
   1. (obsolete): as an agent, as: slain with robbers
      • 1300s?: Political, Religious and Love Poems , "An A B C Poem on the Passion of Christ", ed. Frederick James Furnivall, 1866 - Al þus with iewys I am dyth, I seme a wyrm to manus syth.
      • c1388: Geoffrey Chaucer, The Legend of Good Women - Balade , 266 -Ysiphile, betrayed with Jasoun, / Maketh of your trouthe neyther boost ne soun;
      • c1460: Merlin, or the Early History of King Arthur , ed. Henry Benjamin Wheatley, 1875 - And so it was comaunded to be kept with x noble men; and thei were charge to take goode hede who com to assaien, and yef eny ther were that myght drawen out of the ston.
      • 1610: William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale , V-ii - He was torn to / pieces with a bear:
      • 1630: John Smith, Travels of Captaine John Smith , 1907 edition, Vol. II, p. 42 - At Flowers we were againe chased with foure French men of warre
      • 1669: Nathaniel Morton, New England's Memorial - 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
   2. as an instrument; by means of, as cut with a knife
      • 1430?: "The Love of Jesus" in Hymns to the Virgin and Christ , ed. Frederick James Furnivall, 1867, p.26 - Þirle my soule with þi spere anoon,
      • 1619: Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, A King and no King , Act IV - you have paid me equal, Heavens, / And sent my own rod to correct me with
      • 1620: William Bradford. Of Plymouth Plantation [2] - They had cut of his head upon the cudy of his boat had not the man reskued him with a sword,
      • 1677: William Wycherley, The plain-dealer . Prologue - And keep each other company in spite, / As rivals in your common mistress, fame, / And with faint praises one another damn;
   3. as an accessory, material or contents, as ring set with diamonds, ship laden with cotton, bottle filled with water
      • 1611: Thomas Coryate, Coryat's crudities - Threescore carts laden with baggage
      • 1630: John Smith, Travels of Captaine John Smith , 1907 edition, Vol. II, p. 167-8 [3] - The Kingdome of Congo is about 600. miles diameter any way, the chiefe Citie called St. Savadore, seated upon an exceeding high mountaine, 150. miles from the Sea, verie fertile, and inhabited with more than 100000. persons, where is an excellent prospect over all the plaine Countreyes about it, well watered, lying (as it were) in the Center of this Kingdome, over all which the Portugalls now command, though but an handfull in comparison of Negroes.
      • 1630: John Smith, Travels of Captaine John Smith , 1907 edition, Vol. II, p. 16 [4] - Valentia, which is the greatest part of Spaine; which if the Histories be true, in the Romans time abounded no lesse with gold & silver Mines, then now the West-Indies
      • 1850: Washington Irving, A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada , revised edition - Their armor was inlaid and chased with gold and silver.
   4. (obsolete): as nourishment, more recently replaced by on
      • 1604: William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, IV-iii - I am fain to dine and sup with water and bran
6. expressing manner, as: with ease, with confidence, with anger
   • King Horn
   • Spenser
   • 1612?: Quoted in John Smith, Works (which?) - They were directed onely by Powhatan to obtaine him our weapons, to cut our owne throats, with the manner where, how, and when, which we plainly found most true and apparent.
   • Prescott
7. with regard to, concerning, in relation to

   The problem with John is that he's too hasty. It's an obsession with her.

   • Fletcher
   • 1630?: Quoted in John Smith, Works (which?) - If we truly consider our Proceedings with the Spanyards and the rest, we haue no reason to despayre.
   • Steele

Translations

in the company of

in addition to

in support of

by means of

expressing manner

with regard to

• Amuzgo : yo
• Arabic : مع ((máʕa)
• Czech : s
• Guaraní : ndive, ndie
• Hebrew : עם (‘im)
• Ido : kun, per
• Irish : le
• Latin : cum
• Tupinambá : irúnamo
• Turkish : ile, yanında

Other Translations for "with"

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Pig Latin		ithway

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