with — English Dictionary

Preposition

1. Against.

   Examples

   He fought with his brother.

   He picked a fight with the class bully.

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   Many hatchets, knives, & pieces of iron, & brass, we see, which they reported to have from the Sasquesahanocks a mighty people, and mortal enemies with the Massawomecks.

2. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

   Examples

   I went with my sister.

   He went with his friends.

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   No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or[…]. And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness.

3. In addition to; as an accessory to.

   Examples

   She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.

4. Used to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

   Examples

   Jim was listening to Bach with his eyes closed.

   Both armies entered into battle with confidence high.

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   The match result was 10-5, with John scoring three goals.

   With a heavy sigh, she looked around the empty room.

   Four people were injured, with one of them in critical condition.

   With their reputation on the line, they decided to fire their PR team.

   With that she told me that though she spake of her father, whom she named Chremes, she would hide no truth from me: […]

   With this he pointed to his face, and show'd His hand and all his habit smear'd with blood.

   See where, on earth, the flowery glories lie, With her they flourish'd, and with her they die.

   With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hobhouse Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall.

   The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing",[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.

5. In support of.

   Examples

   We are with you all the way.

6. In regard to.

   Examples

   There are a number of problems with your plan.

   What on Earth is wrong with my keyboard?

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   He was pleased with the outcome.

   I’m upset with my father.

   Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.

7. To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

   slain with robbers

   He was torn to / pieces with a bear:

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   He was sick and lame of the scurvy, so as he could but lie in the cabin-door, and give direction, and, it should seem, was badly assisted either with mate or mariners

   But several sowing of Wheat at that time, because 'twas the usual time of doing of it, it lay in the Ground till Rain came, which was the latter end of October first, and then but part of it came up neither, because it was mustied and spoiled with lying so long in the Ground […]

8. Using as an instrument; by means of.

   Examples

   Write with a pencil.

   cut with a knife

   I water my plants with this watering can. This is the watering can I water my plants with.

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   Find what you want instantly with our search engine.

   They dismissed the meeting with a wave of their hand.

   Speak with a confident voice.

   With what/whose money? I have nothing left to buy groceries (with).

   you have paid me equal, Heavens, / And sent my own rod to correct me with

   They had cut of his head upon the cudy of his boat had not the man reskued him with a sword,

   And keep each other company in spite, / As rivals in your common mistress, fame, / And with faint praises one another damn;

   As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

9. Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

   I am fain to dine and sup with water and bran.

10. Having, owning.

    Examples

    We need a room with a window.

    It was small and bumpy, with a tinge of orange.

    There are lots of people with no homes after the wildfire.

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    As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

11. Affected by (a certain emotion or condition).

    Examples

    Her hands shook with fear.

    Speak with confidence.

    He spoke with sadness in his voice.

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    John is a person with multiple sclerosis.

12. Prompted by (a certain emotion).

    Examples

    overcome with happiness

    green with envy; flushed with success

13. In the employment of.

    Examples

    She is with a small company.

    She was with Acme for twenty years before retiring last fall.

14. Considering; taking into account.

    Synonyms

    given

    Examples

    With your kind of body size, you shouldn’t be eating pizza at all.

15. Keeping up with; understanding; following along.

    Examples

    That was a lot to explain; are you still with me?

    Are you still with me? Good. I was worried, because you may not think you need a lightweight rifle.

Adverb

1. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Informal
   • not-comparable
   • Regional

   Examples

   Do you want to come with?