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with

with

1.0
Because a situation exists at the same time
  • adposition
  • /wɪð/
translation icon : con
  • She always feels more confident with a supportive friend by her side.
  • associated with
  • with respect to
  • coincide with

Where do I even start with this, Kirk?

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Examples

  • Suppose I let you off with a warning this time.

  • So we'll see what happens with that going forward.

  • So let me keep going with this function.

  • Start with fear, start with pain, start with doubt.

  • I just wanted to say that growing up with this guy was no walk in the park.

  • Well, why don't we start with why bread matters?

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  • And that's what's happening with you and I.

  • The project will progress more smoothly with everyone contributing their ideas.

  • You should make your decisions with careful consideration of the consequences.

Synonyms

what with
vswith
42 6.7

To give reasons that together explain why something happens

is used more generally to note a concurrent circumstance implying cause

Idioms

1.0

Being present with our group now or still alive

Not involved with a person or thing

done with
  • Informal
404 2.6

No longer involved with something after finishing or losing interest

274 2.3

At the start before anything else happens

what's with
  • Informal
262 7.9

Ask why something is happening or seems strange

fed up with
  • Informal
83 3.9

Feeling annoyed or bored because something has gone on too long

67 1.0

In a friendly way while smiling

63 3.9

In serious conflict with someone or something

Is similar to other people or things

Be closely connected to something or happen because of it

47 4.8

A natural skill for dealing with people or animals

42 6.7

To give reasons that together explain why something happens

with any luck
  • Informal
37 3.5

If everything goes well

Feeling sad because something does not meet your hopes

Not knowing much about something

with a bang
  • Informal
28 5.1

In an exciting way that attracts a lot of attention

with child
  • Archaic
26 6.0

Carrying a baby before birth

25 6.3

Full of problems or danger

with a vengeance
  • Informal
23 6.7

Very strongly and with a lot of energy

22 5.8

To take a big risk that can cause harm

in bed with
  • Literature
20 8.6

Secretly working with someone to do wrong or gain unfair advantage

Someone does something very successfully

17 4.3

To be a normal and unavoidable part of a job or situation

taken with
  • Informal
16 7.1

Feeling a strong liking for someone or something, often very quickly

Agreeing with someone or fitting well with something

Working together with others to reach the same goal

12 6.0

End something in a memorable and exciting way

To do very well in a test or task, often easily

10 5.3

To use the same harsh methods as someone who attacks you

Includes all the usual toppings and sides on a dish

A group of people all agree and speak or act together

8 7.5

To beat someone completely in a game or contest

In a very strict and harsh way to control people

In a way that shows strong belief and confidence

To do two things at once with one action

Look through something very carefully to find small mistakes

with kid gloves
  • Informal
6 7.3

To treat someone very carefully so you do not upset them

Do something in a showy way to get attention

Stay half awake and watch for danger while you sleep because you are afraid

Sick with the flu and unable to go out

5 3.2

To work well with other people in a team

all over with
  • Informal
5 2.8

Finished and no longer happening

green with envy
  • Informal
5 4.5

Feeling very jealous because someone has something you want

with bells on
  • Informal
5 8.0

Very eager and happy to join in

Try to have the same things and life as neighbors to appear successful

A polite phrase to say someone is dead or something no longer exists

To get rid of something valuable while removing something bad

Full of people and busy activity

Give a weak compliment that sounds positive but actually criticizes someone

Stay modern by learning about new trends

with a bullet
  • Jargon
3 9.1

A fast rise to the top of music or movie charts

3 9.3

A clear top item on charts or rankings that is much more popular than others

Compounds

220 1.0

With someone or something else

70 2.5

Full of many people or things

Closely linked to something so people think they are the same

16 3.7

Has enough of the things you need

14 3.3

Containing a lot of something, like emotion or taste

Skill at speaking or writing in a pleasant, convincing way

Friends who have sex but are not a romantic couple

A very important event that decides the future for a person or country

A literary phrase meaning two people having sex together

1 8.4

A person you have sex with but are not in a romantic relationship with

rat with wings
  • Offensive
1 9.8

An annoying person or thing that keeps coming back

A German dish of grilled or fried sausage served with pickled cabbage

A crime of illegally taking money or things someone gave you to look after and keeping them for yourself

An insulting slang phrase for a person who lives as a woman but has male body parts

Two friends who have sex but are not a romantic couple

A famous English nurse who cared for soldiers at night and carried a lamp during the Crimean War

Movement where speed changes by different amounts over time

9.9

A joking name for foolish, aimless behavior

An act of standing in public and staring at people without purpose

A ball hit on the ground that moves unexpectedly and is hard to field

Something that makes food break down in your stomach

An area that runs its own government but most countries do not accept it as a country

war with meme
  • Texting
8.5

An online fight using funny pictures or videos to mock and influence others

Having tools or devices for attack and defense

Surface Forms

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Etymology

With comes from the old English wið, and you can think of it as two things happening 'together' at the same time. So, with introduces the situation or circumstance that exists alongside another event.