without
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) (US) IPA (key): /wɪθˈaʊt/ or /wɪðˈaʊt/
- (Canada) IPA (key): [wɪθˈɐʊt] or [wɪðˈɐʊt]
Audio (US) (file) Audio (CA) (file) - Hyphenation: with‧out
Preposition
[change]Preposition |
- Used to say that you don't have something or that something isn't in a place.
- I went all the way to school without my books.
- It's hard to make a word without a, e, i, o, or u.
- The picture's OK, but the room looks better without it.
- Used to say that somebody didn't do something or that something didn't happen.
- She walked past without looking at me.
- Without stopping, he ran all the way home.
- (old, no longer used) outside