Definition/Meaning of without

• English - Adverb: without ( comparative more without , superlative most without ) ( archaic or literary ) outside , externally c .1600s , William Shakespeare , Macbeth Macbeth: There's blood upon your face Murderer: 'tis Banquo's then Macbeth: 'tis better thee without then he within . 1900 , Ernest Dowson , Benedictio Domini , lines 13-14 Strange silence here: without , the sounding street Heralds the world's…
• English - Preposition: without ( archaic or literary ) Outside of , beyond . The snow was swirling without the cottage , but it was warm within . John Dryden (1631-1700) Without the gate / Some drive the cars , and some the coursers rein . Thomas Burnet (1635?-1715) Eternity , before the world and after , is without our reach . 1967 , George Harrison , Sgt Pepper Life goes on within you and without you . Not having ,…
• English - Conjunction: without Unless , except (introducing a clause). 1485 , Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book XV , chapter iij: And whanne this old man had sayd thus he came to one of tho knyghtes and sayd I haue lost alle that I haue sette in the / For thou hast rulyd the ageynste me as a warryour and vsed wrong werres with vayne glory more for the pleasyr of the world than to please me / therfor thow shalt be…
• English - Alternative forms: withoute ( archaic ) ; wythoute , wythowt ( obsolete ) , wythowte ( obsolete )
• English - Etymology: From Late Old English wiþūtan . with- +‎ out