With

n.	1.	See Withe.
prep.	1.	With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like.
	1.	To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; - equivalent to against. Thy servant will . . . fight with this Philistine. - 1 Sam. xvii. 32.
	2.	To denote association in respect of situation or environment; hence, among; in the company of. I will buy with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you. - Shak. Pity your own, or pity our estate, Nor twist our fortunes with your sinking fate. - Dryden. See where on earth the flowery glories lie; With her they flourished, and with her they die. - Pope. There is no living with thee nor without thee. - Tatler. Such arguments had invincible force with those pagan philosophers. - Addison.
	3.	To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance, assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee. - Gen. xxvi. 24.
	4.	To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; - sometimes equivalent to by. That with these fowls I be all to-rent. - Chaucer. Thou wilt be like a lover presently, And tire the hearer with a book of words. - Shak. [He] entertained a coffeehouse with the following narrative. - Addison. With receiving your friends within and amusing them without, you lead a good, pleasant, bustling life of it. - Goldsmith.
	5.	To denote association in thought, as for comparison or contrast. Can blazing carbuncles with her compare. - Sandys.
	6.	To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence. With that she told me . . . that she would hide no truth from me. - Sir P. Sidney. With her they flourished, and with her they die. - Pope. With this he pointed to his face. - Dryden.
	7.	To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune.

about, added to, along with, amid, amidst, among, amongst, as well as, at, at all costs, at any cost, attended by, by, by dint of, by means of, by use of, by virtue of, by way of, coupled with, despite, even with, for, from, hereby, herewith, in, in addition to, in agreement with, in association with, in company with, in conjunction with, in cooperation with, in despite of, in favor of, in keeping with, in line with, in spite of, in there with, in virtue of, including, inclusive of, irregardless, irrespective of, let alone, linked to, mid, midst, near, next to, not to mention, on, over and above, partnered with, per, plus, pro, regardless, regardless of, regardless of cost, right with, spite of, thanks to, thereby, therewith, through, to, together on, together with, toward, upon, via, whereby, wherewith, wherewithal

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