outwith

C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words

US /ˌaʊtˈwɪθ/ UK /ˌaʊtˈwɪθ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like outwit /θ/ vs /t/

Meanings

1

prep
outside of or beyond (chiefly Scots usage)

That matter lies outwith the committee's remit.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 prep · outside of or beyond... outside beyond without past

Opposites

within inside

Word family

Related forms with without

Etymology

A Scots and northern English preposition from out plus with (in its older sense 'against, by'), meaning 'outside of.' Compare the parallel formation without.

ūt Old English wið Old English

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Grammar & Function Words Register & Style

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# outwith

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** prep
**IPA (US):** /ˌaʊtˈwɪθ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌaʊtˈwɪθ/

## Meanings
1. outside of or beyond (chiefly Scots usage)

## Examples
- That matter lies outwith the committee's remit.

## Synonyms
- outside
- beyond
- without
- past

## Antonyms
- within
- inside

## Related Forms
- with
- without

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ūt
- Root: wið

## Etymology
A Scots and northern English preposition from out plus with (in its older sense 'against, by'), meaning 'outside of.' Compare the parallel formation without.

## AI Etymology
Outwith is a Scots and northern English preposition from out plus with (in its older sense 'against, by'), meaning 'outside of.' Compare the parallel formation without. The etymological trail includes Old English ūt and Old English wið. As a preposition, outwith means outside of or beyond (chiefly Scots usage). The same family is visible in related forms such as with and without.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words
- Register & Style

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