with
- adposition
- /wɪð/
- 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?
- Where do I even start with this, Kirk?
- And that's what's happening with you and I.
- So we'll see what happens with that going forward.
- Well, why don't we start with why bread matters?
- How does this all play out with, you know, Congress?
- And this begins with one of his things.
- The same thing with with with diets and food.
- So let's go, let's start with the first thing, OK?
Examples
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Suppose I let you off with a warning this time.
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So we'll see what happens with that going forward.
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So let me keep going with this function.
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Start with fear, start with pain, start with doubt.
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I just wanted to say that growing up with this guy was no walk in the park.
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Well, why don't we start with why bread matters?
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And that's what's happening with you and I.
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The project will progress more smoothly with everyone contributing their ideas.
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You should make your decisions with careful consideration of the consequences.
Synonyms
To give reasons that together explain why something happens
Idioms
- Informal
To be a normal and unavoidable part of a job or situation
- Informal
Stay half awake and watch for danger while you sleep because you are afraid
- Informal
Try to have the same things and life as neighbors to appear successful
To get rid of something valuable while removing something bad
Give a weak compliment that sounds positive but actually criticizes someone
- Literature
A clear top item on charts or rankings that is much more popular than others
Compounds
- NSFW
A person you have sex with but are not in a romantic relationship with
A crime of illegally taking money or things someone gave you to look after and keeping them for yourself
- Slur
An insulting slang phrase for a person who lives as a woman but has male body parts
A famous English nurse who cared for soldiers at night and carried a lamp during the Crimean War
- Specialized
Movement where speed changes by different amounts over time
- Informal
An act of standing in public and staring at people without purpose
- Jargon
A ball hit on the ground that moves unexpectedly and is hard to field
An area that runs its own government but most countries do not accept it as a country
- Texting
An online fight using funny pictures or videos to mock and influence others
Surface Forms
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.