with

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Also spelled wid

US /wɪð/ UK /wɪð/ See IPA manual

Homophones

withe /wɪð/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like wiz /ð/ vs /z/ Sounds like whiz /ð/ vs /z/

Freq #31

Meanings

1

prep
In the company of someone or something.

He went to the cinema with his friends.
2

prep
Using something as a tool or means.

She cut the bread with a sharp knife.
3

prep
Having or carrying something.

She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
4

prep
Used to show the way something happens at the same time.

Jim was listening to music with his eyes closed.
5

prep
Concerning or in relation to.

There are a number of problems with your plan.

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Synonyms

alongside having holding including

Opposites

against without

Word family

Forms wi

Derived forms withness

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help with
to assist someone in doing or dealing with something

Verb + preposition/particle
agree with
to share the same opinion as someone, or to think something is correct

Verb + preposition/particle
fill with wonder
to cause someone to feel deep amazement

Verb + noun
ally with
to join another person, group, or country for a shared purpose

Verb + preposition/particle
begin with
to use something as the first part or step of an activity

Verb + preposition/particle
collide with
to hit another person or object while moving

Verb + preposition/particle

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Amidst the Mists
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, With barest wrists and stoutest boasts, He thrusts his fists against the posts, And still insists he sees the ghosts.

Work slowly through the final consonants in mists, wrists, fists and ghosts. Keep the final /s/ audible without inserting a vowel into th...
Max with a Wax Match
Max with a wax match.

Keep the /ks/ ending of Max and wax separate from the following word. Match ends with /tʃ/, which differs from the two-sound /ks/ cluster.
Sift the Thistles
Fill the sieve with thistles, then sift the thistles in the sieve.

Contrast /θ/ at the start of thistles with /s/ in sieve and sift. The written t in thistles is silent; sieve rhymes with give.
The Chimpanzee Champion
A cheap, changeable, child-like chimpanzee champion playing checkers with Charles.

The repeated ch starts use /tʃ/. Begin with short groups such as cheap, changeable and chimpanzee champion, then connect the whole sentence.

Etymology

From Middle English with, from Old English wiþ (“against, opposite, toward, with”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþi, a shortened form of Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”). In Middle English, the word shifted to denote association rather than opposition, displacing Middle English mid (“with”), from Old English mid (“with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi; an earlier model of this meaning shift exists in cognate Old Norse við; elsewhere, the converse meaning shift is exemplified by Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩺𐩬 (byn, “between, amid”) spawning Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩬 (bn, “against”) and even likewise frequent rev…

with Middle English wiþ Old English *wiþi Proto-West Germanic *wiþrą Proto-Germanic við Old Norse

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# with

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** prep
**IPA (US):** /wɪð/
**IPA (UK):** /wɪð/
**Frequency rank:** 31

## Meanings
1. In the company of someone or something.
2. Using something as a tool or means.
3. Having or carrying something.
4. Used to show the way something happens at the same time.
5. Concerning or in relation to.

## Examples
- He went to the cinema with his friends.
- She cut the bread with a sharp knife.
- She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
- Jim was listening to music with his eyes closed.
- There are a number of problems with your plan.

## Synonyms
- alongside
- having
- holding
- including

## Antonyms
- against
- without

## Derived Forms
- withness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: with
- Root: wiþ
- Root: *wiþi
- Root: *wiþrą
- Root: við

## Etymology
From Middle English with, from Old English wiþ (“against, opposite, toward, with”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþi, a shortened form of Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”). In Middle English, the word shifted to denote association rather than opposition, displacing Middle English mid (“with”), from Old English mid (“with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi; an earlier model of this meaning shift exists in cognate Old Norse við; elsewhere, the converse meaning shift is exemplified by Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩺𐩬 (byn, “between, amid”) spawning Old South Arabian 𐩨𐩬 (bn, “against”) and even likewise frequent rev…

## AI Etymology
With is from Middle English with, from Old English wiþ (“against, opposite, toward, with”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþi, a shortened form of Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”). Important historical forms include Middle English with, Old English wiþ, Proto-West Germanic *wiþi, Proto-Germanic *wiþrą, and Old Norse við. In present-day use, it can mean in the company of someone or something, or using something as a tool or means. Derived formations include withness.

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