WITH
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With (?), n. See Withe.
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With (?), prep. [OE. with, AS. wi&unr_; with, against; akin to AS. wi&unr_;er against, OFries. with, OS. wi&unr_;, wi&unr_;ar, D. weder, we&ê;r (in comp.), G. wider against, wieder gain, OHG. widar again, against, Icel. vi&unr_; against, with, by, at, Sw. vid at, by, Dan. ved, Goth. wipra against, Skr. vi asunder. Cf. Withdraw, Withers, Withstand.] With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like. It is used especially: --
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1. To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; -- equivalent to against.
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Thy servant will . . . fight with this Philistine.
1 Sam. xvii. 32.
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&hand_; In this sense, common in Old English, it is now obsolete except in a few compounds; as, withhold; withstand; and after the verbs fight, contend, struggle, and the like.
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2. To denote association in respect of situation or environment; hence, among; in the company of.
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I will buy with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you.
Shak.
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Pity your own, or pity our estate,
Nor twist our fortunes with your sinking fate.
Dryden.
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See where on earth the flowery glories lie;
With her they flourished, and with her they die.
Pope.
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There is no living with thee nor without thee.
Tatler.
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Such arguments had invincible force with those pagan philosophers.
Addison.
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3. To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance, assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of.
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Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee.
Gen. xxvi. 24.
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4. To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; -- sometimes equivalent to by.
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That with these fowls I be all to-rent.
Chaucer.
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Thou wilt be like a lover presently,
And tire the hearer with a book of words.
Shak.
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[He] entertained a coffeehouse with the following narrative.
Addison.
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With receiving your friends within and amusing them without, you lead a good, pleasant, bustling life of it.
Goldsmith.
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5. To denote association in thought, as for comparison or contrast.
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Can blazing carbuncles with her compare.
Sandys.
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6. To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
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With that she told me . . . that she would hide no truth from me.
Sir P. Sidney.
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With her they flourished, and with her they die.
Pope.
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With this he pointed to his face.
Dryden.
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7. To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune. “A maid with clean hands.” Shak.
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&hand_; With and by are closely allied in many of their uses, and it is not easy to lay down a rule by which to distinguish their uses. See the Note under By.
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