WITHOUT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of without – Learner’s Dictionary

without
preposition
uk
/wɪˈðaʊt/
us

without preposition (NOT HAVING)

A2
not having, using, or doing something:
I did the test without any problems.
I can't see without my glasses.
He went to school without eating any breakfast.
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without preposition (NOT PRESENT)

A2
not with someone:
You can start the meeting without me.
go/do without (sth)
to not have something important:
They went without sleep for three days.

(Definition of without from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of without

in Chinese (Traditional)
沒有, 無, 缺少…
in Chinese (Simplified)
没有, 无, 缺少…
in Spanish
sin…
in Portuguese
sem…
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in Catalan
in Dutch
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in Telugu
in Arabic
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in Italian
शिवाय /व्यतिरिक्त - एखादी गोष्ट नसणे किंवा न करणे किंवा कमतरता असणे.…
~なしで(に), ~(し)ないで, (人)抜きで…
...sız/siz, ...sızın/sizin, ...madan/maksızın…
sans…
sense…
zonder…
இல்லை அல்லது ஏதாவது செய்து, அல்லது ஏதாவது குறை…
बिना, बगैर…
__ના વિના, સિવાય, બહાર…
uden…
utan…
tanpa…
ohne…
uten, uten å…
بغیر…
без, без того, щоб…
без, не делая чего-либо…
ఏదైనా లేకుండా లేక చేయకుండా, లేదా ఏదైనా లోటు ఉండడం…
بِدون, مِن غَيْر…
ছাড়া / বাদে…
bez, aniž…
tanpa…
โดยไม่มี…
không có cái gì, mà không…
bez, nie…
-없이, (사람)-없이…
senza…
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