with

English

/wɪθ/, /wɪθ/, /wɘð/, /wɪð/, /wɪi/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/, /wɪθ/

prep
Definitions
  • Against.
  • In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
  • In addition to; as an accessory to.
  • In support of.
  • in regard In regard to.
  • (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by (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).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English with inherited from Old English wiþ (against, toward, opposite, away, with, with-) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wiþ, *wiþrą (against, toward) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (more apart), *wi (apart, away, separation).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wi

Gloss

apart, away, separation

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