Etimology
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”).
preposition
with
Against.
In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
In addition to; as an accessory to.
Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
In support of.
In regard to.
(obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
Using as an instrument; by means of.
(obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
Having, owning.
Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).
Prompted by (a certain emotion).
In the employment of.
Considering; taking into account.
Keeping up with; understanding; following along.
Examples
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.
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.
She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
Jim was listening to Bach with his eyes closed.
The match result was 10-5, with John scoring three goals.
With a heavy sigh, she looked around the empty room.
Four people were injured, with one of them in critical condition.
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: […]
With this he pointed to his face, and show'dHis hand and all his habit smear'd with blood.
See where, on earth, the flowery glories lie,With her they flourish'd, and with her they die.
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.
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.
We are with you all the way.
There are a number of problems with your plan.
What on Earth is wrong with my keyboard?
He was pleased with the outcome.
I'm upset with my father.
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.
slain with robbers
He was torn to / pieces with a bear:
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
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 […]
cut with a knife
I water my plants with this watering can. This is the watering can I water my plants with.
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They dismissed the meeting with a wave of their hand.
Speak with a confident voice.
you have paid me equal, Heavens, / And sent my own rod to correct me with
They had cut of his head upon the cudy of his boat had not the man reskued him with a sword,
And keep each other company in spite, / As rivals in your common mistress, fame, / And with faint praises one another damn;
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.
I am fain to dine and sup with water and bran.
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.
Speak with confidence.
He spoke with sadness in his voice.
The sailors were infected with malaria.
overcome with happiness
green with envy; flushed with success
She was with Acme for twenty years before retiring last fall.
With your kind of body size, you shouldn't be eating pizza at all.
That was a lot to explain, are you still with me?
Are you still with me? Good. I was worried, because you may not think you need a lightweight rifle.
Related words
synonyms
w/
c̄ (medicine)
antonyms
without
against
adverb
with (not comparable)
(US) Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
Examples
Do you want to come with?
Etimology
From Middle English withe, wiþþe, from Old English wiþþe. More at withe.
noun
with (plural withs)
Alternative form of withe
Examples
And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.