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How to pronounce without
Say it like this: /wɪθˈaʊt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does without mean?
advOutside, externally.
“I knew that someone had entered the house cautiously from without.”
Lacking something; failing.
“Whose can be used with a following noun or without.”
Without a condom being worn.
prepOutside of, beyond.
“Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach.”
Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc.
“It was a mistake to leave my house without a coat.”
Not doing or not having done something.
“He shot without warning anyone.”
conjUnless, except (introducing a clause).
“‘Why,’ he blurted, ‘because they say I've no right to come up like this—without we mean to marry—’”
nounSomeone or something lacking in something.
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