With
[wɪð]
Definition
(n.) See Withe.
(prep.) With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like.
(prep.) To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; -- equivalent to against.
(prep.) To denote association in respect of situation or environment; hence, among; in the company of.
(prep.) To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance, assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of.
(prep.) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; -- sometimes equivalent to by.
(prep.) To denote association in thought, as for comparison or contrast.
(prep.) To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
(prep.) To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune.
Edited by Julia
Synonyms and Synonymous
prep. [1]. Through (as the immediate agent or instrument), BY, by the agency of, by means of.[2]. Attending, accompanying, in company with, along with.[3]. In the opinion of, in the estimation of, according to.[4]. By the side of, in contrast with.[5]. Upon, immediately after.
Typist: Tim
Definition
prep. denoting nearness agreement or connection: by: in competition or contrast: on the side of: immediately after: among: possessing: in respect of in the regard of: like: by by means of through: showing using: from.—adv. Withal′ with all or the rest: likewise: moreover.—prep. an emphatic form of with.—With that thereupon.
Editor: Trudy
Examples
- I had never before seen Mr. Bruff pay her such devoted attention, and look at her with such marked respect. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The perfect impregnation of the water with gas, however, requires time. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The boy's eyes had lighted with pleasure as I spoke, and I saw him glance from his rusty trappings to the magnificence of my own. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- There his work was received with applause. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Take me with you, I said, just to gratify my curiosity. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Orders were to move cautiously with skirmishers to the front to feel for the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- No, indeed, sir,' returned Mrs. Sparsit, with a gentle melancholy upon her. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- There are many others that have to be considered with it. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A piece of tapestry over a door also showed a blue-green world with a pale stag in it. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Dear Mr. Traddles and dear Trotwood, papa once free with honour, what could I wish for! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I'd like to see you with a beard. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The duties of her married life, contemplated as so great beforehand, seemed to be shrinking with the furniture and the white vapor-walled landscape. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But still the disappointed father held a strong lever; and Fred felt as if he were being banished with a malediction. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The gentleman did it, with a handkerchief and a glass of water. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- George Lamb and Elliston together, after they had listened to a page or two, with one voice exclaimed, Very stupid. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Instead she insisted that he accept, and, indeed, take her with him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I had settled things with father and mother. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Her lover was no longer to her an exciting man whom many women strove for, and herself could only retain by striving with them. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It's all show with Minnie, about Martha. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- As he extended his hand with a magnificently forgiving air, and as I was broken by illness and unfit to quarrel, I took it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- This was done with effect, as is proved by the Confederate reports. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It has nothing to do with that. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It is also said that one man to-day, with the aid of a steam engine, performs the work of 120 men in the last century. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We were then led up to the door, where we were directed to get down on our hands and knees with our backs toward the room we were to enter. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- You are not familiar with Cambridgeshire scenery, are you? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I must reproach her with her faults, and then--she will throw the plates and dishes in my face! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She was a warlike power, and inscribed upon her banners many a brilliant fight with Genoese and Turks. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Miss Kate took out her sketch again, and Margaret watched her, while Mr. Brooke lay on the grass with a book, which he did not read. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- American deposits in the Miocene display a great variety of camels, giraffe camels with long necks, gazelle camels, llamas, and true camels. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- When the iron parts with its carbon it loses its fluidity and becomes plastic and coherent, and is formed into balls called _blooms_. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Editor: Trudy