with
Against.
Adverb
- Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
- Do you want to come with?
Origin
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 reverse meaning 𐩨𐩬 (bn, “from”). The adverb sense is probably a semantic loan from various other Germanic languages, such as German mit, Norwegian med, and Swedish med.
Forms
Noun
- Alternative form of withe.
- And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. - 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],...
Origin
From Middle English withe, wiþþe, from Old English wiþþe. More at withe.
Forms
Preposition
- Against.
- He picked a fight with the class bully.
- Many hatchets, knives, & pieces of iron, & brass, we see, which they reported to have from the Sasquesahanocks a mighty people, and mortal enemies with the Massawomecks. - 1621, John Smith, The Proceedings of the...
- In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
- He went with his friends.
- No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or[…]. And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when...
- In addition to; as an accessory to.
- She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
- Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
- Jim was listening to Bach with his eyes closed.
- Both armies entered into battle with confidence high.
- The match result was 10-5, with John scoring three goals.
- In support of.
- We are with you all the way.
- In regard to.
- There are a number of problems with your plan.
- What on Earth is wrong with my keyboard?
- He was pleased with the outcome.
- To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
- slain with robbers
- He was torn to / pieces with a bear: - c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- He was sick and lame of the scurvy, so as he could but lie in the cabin-door, and give direction, and, it should seem, was badly assisted either with mate or mariners - 1669, Nathaniel Morton, New England’s Memorial:
- Using as an instrument; by means of.
- cut with a knife
- I water my plants with this watering can. This is the watering can I water my plants with.
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- Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
- I am fain to dine and sup with water and bran. - c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- Having, owning.
- It was small and bumpy, with a tinge of orange.
- There are lots of people with no homes after the wildfire.
- As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. - 2013 July-August, Stephen...
- Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).
- Speak with confidence.
- He spoke with sadness in his voice.
- John is a person with multiple sclerosis.
- Prompted by (a certain emotion).
- overcome with happiness
- green with envy; flushed with success