TKG English Learner's Dictionary

with

withpreposition

American /wɪð/ British /wɪð/ also /wɪθ/ also common, especially in American English The th can sound like the th of this or the th of thin; both are correct.
very commondefining vocabulary

With shows that people or things are together, or that one thing has, uses, or goes along with another.

  1. togetherin the company of someone, or in the same place as something

    Collocations

    verb + preposition live with, go with, come with, stay with, work with

    Synonyms along

    Antonyms without

  2. havinghaving or carrying something as a part or a feature

    Antonyms without

  3. usingusing something as a tool or a means

    Collocations

    verb + preposition cut with, write with, open something with, eat with, pay with

    Compare by (with names the tool (with a knife); by names the person who does the action or the method: by hand, by car)

    1. aused after verbs of filling and covering to name what fills or covers something

      Collocations

      verb + preposition fill something with, cover something with, load something with

  4. mannershowing a particular feeling or quality while doing something

    Collocations

    phrase with care, with a smile, with pleasure, with interest, with difficulty

  5. other personused to name the other person or group in a fight, a talk, a meeting, or an agreement

    Used after verbs and nouns of fighting, talking, meeting, and agreeing. Meet with in the sense of have a planned meeting is especially American; British English usually says meet.

    Collocations

    verb + preposition argue with, fight with, talk with, agree with, meet with
    noun + preposition an argument with, a meeting with, a deal with

  6. in relation toin relation to, or in the case of, someone or something

    Collocations

    adjective + preposition careful with, patient with, pleased with, happy with, angry with, wrong with

  7. situationused to describe a situation that exists at the same time as the main action

    With is followed by a noun and then a word or phrase that describes it (with the TV on, with her eyes closed). The phrase says what else is true, or gives a reason.

    Compare without

  8. because ofbecause of a feeling or a condition

    Collocations

    phrase shake with, red with anger, white with fear, sick with worry

  9. supportingagreeing with or supporting someone

    Antonyms against

    1. aunderstanding what someone is saying

      Used mainly in questions and negatives, in speech.

  10. as time passesas something changes or as time passes, and because of it

    Collocations

    phrase with time, with age, with practice, with experience

  11. working forworking for a company or another group, or using its services

Usage

With is never followed by a clause beginning with that. Phrasal verbs such as deal with, put up with, and come up with have their own entries.

Common mistakes

She is married with a doctor. She is married to a doctor.
Married takes to before the husband or wife; married with children means married and having children.
He cut the paper by scissors. He cut the paper with scissors.
With names the tool; by is used for the person who does the action or for a method such as by hand.
I'm agree with you. I agree with you.
Agree is a verb, so it needs no am before it.

See also without; along

For translators

Meaning across languages Many languages use one word for together with a person and another for using a tool; English uses with for both (with a friend, with a knife). The situation use (with the TV on) often needs a clause such as while or because in translation.
Grammar trap Married to, not married with. After verbs of fighting, talking, and agreeing, with names the other person: argue with, agree with.