without
Lacking something; failingLacking something; failing.
» I learned to live without her.
Ich habe gelernt, ohne sie zu leben.
Я научился жить без неё.
Я навчився жити без неї.
Я навчилася жити без неї.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Lacking something; failing.
Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without.
We've run out of bread; you'll have to do without until I can get to the bakeshop.
(euphemistic, not comparable)Without a condom being worn.
(archaic, literary, not comparable)Outside, externally.
Examples
7884 sentencesI learned to live without her.
Я навчився жити без неї.
ruЯ научился жить без неё.
deIch habe gelernt, ohne sie zu leben.
I can't do without her help.
Я не можу обійтися без її допомоги.
ruЯ не могу обойтись без её помощи.
deIch kann auf ihre Hilfe nicht verzichten.
She cannot do without her car.
Вона не зможе без свого автомобіля.
ruОна не сможет без своего автомобиля.
deSie kann auf ihr Auto nicht verzichten.
I can't do it without you.
Я не можу робити це без тебе.
deIch schaffe es nicht ohne dich.
I can't imagine life without Tom.
Я не можу уявити життя без Тома.
ruНе могу представить себе жизни без Тома.
deIch kann mir ein Leben ohne Tom nicht vorstellen.
Origin
From Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English wiþūtan (literally “against theFrom Middle English withoute, withouten, from Old English wiþūtan (literally “against the outside of”). By surface analysis, with- + out. Compare Dutch buiten (“outside of, without”), Danish uden (“without”), Swedish utan (“without”), Norwegian uten (“without”).
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Word family
2 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- do that without
- without your help
- without any help
- without some help
- that without some
- without our help
- that without any
- without any
- done that without
- that without our
- without some
- that without your