## 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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