1 : not having or including (something)
▪ Do you take your coffee with or without sugar? ▪ Don't leave home without your wallet. ▪ Without water, there would be no life on Earth. ▪ a world without war ▪ They were without electricity [=they did not have electricity] for a week after the storm. ▪ She's the one without the hat. [=the one who is not wearing a hat] ▪ I can't imagine life without a car. ▪ They fought without fear. [=they were not afraid when they fought] ▪ They managed to finish it without (experiencing) any difficulty. ▪ She survived the accident without serious injury. [=she was not seriously injured] ▪ It happened suddenly and without warning. ▪ He disappeared without a trace. [=there was no trace of him after he disappeared] ▪ We kept trying without success. [=we kept trying but we did not succeed] ▪ The prisoner will be held without bail until his trial. ▪ Applicants are considered without regard for age, race, religion, or sex. [=an applicant's age, race, religion, or sex are not important] 2 — used to say that someone is not with or is not involved with another person or group ▪ He went to the store without her. ▪ Please don't make a decision without me. ▪ I couldn't have done it without you. = I couldn't have done it without your help. ▪ We would have lost that game without her. 3 : not using (something specified)
▪ These cookies are made without flour. ▪ Try doing the math without a calculator. ▪ I can't see you without my glasses. 4 : not doing something specified
▪ They left without (even) saying goodbye. [=when they left they did not say goodbye] ▪ Without realizing it, he told them his secret. ▪ Without wishing to [=although I do not wish to] speak ill of the dead, he wasn't a very nice person. ▪ Even without studying, she answered all of the questions correctly. ▪ I can concentrate better without (having) the television on.
▪ Do you take your coffee with or without sugar? ▪ Don't leave home without your wallet. ▪ Without water, there would be no life on Earth. ▪ a world without war ▪ They were without electricity [=they did not have electricity] for a week after the storm. ▪ She's the one without the hat. [=the one who is not wearing a hat] ▪ I can't imagine life without a car. ▪ They fought without fear. [=they were not afraid when they fought] ▪ They managed to finish it without (experiencing) any difficulty. ▪ She survived the accident without serious injury. [=she was not seriously injured] ▪ It happened suddenly and without warning. ▪ He disappeared without a trace. [=there was no trace of him after he disappeared] ▪ We kept trying without success. [=we kept trying but we did not succeed] ▪ The prisoner will be held without bail until his trial. ▪ Applicants are considered without regard for age, race, religion, or sex. [=an applicant's age, race, religion, or sex are not important]
▪ These cookies are made without flour. ▪ Try doing the math without a calculator. ▪ I can't see you without my glasses.
▪ They left without (even) saying goodbye. [=when they left they did not say goodbye] ▪ Without realizing it, he told them his secret. ▪ Without wishing to [=although I do not wish to] speak ill of the dead, he wasn't a very nice person. ▪ Even without studying, she answered all of the questions correctly. ▪ I can concentrate better without (having) the television on.







