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Webster 1913 Edition

Without

With-out′

,
p
rep.
[OE.
withoute
,
withouten
, AS.
wið[GREEK]tan
;
wið
with, against, toward +
[GREEK]tan
outside, fr.
[GREEK]t
out. See
With
,
p
rep.
,
Out
.]
1.
On or at the outside of; out of; not within;
as,
without
doors
.
Without
the gate
Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein.
Dryden.
2.
Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond.
Eternity, before the world and after, is
without
our reach.
T. Burnet.
3.
Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of; independently of; exclusively of; with omission;
as,
without
labor;
without
damage
.
I wolde it do
withouten
negligence.
Chaucer.
Wise men will do it
without
a law.
Bacon.
Without
the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms . . . must end in our destruction.
Addison.
There is no living with thee nor
without
thee.
Tatler.
To do without
.
See under
Do
.
–
Without day
[a translation of L.
sine die
]
,
without the appointment of a day to appear or assemble again; finally; as, the Fortieth Congress then adjourned without day.
–
Without recourse
.
See under
Recourse
.

With-out′

,
c
onj.
Unless; except; – introducing a clause.
You will never live to my age
without
you keep yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with joyfulness.
Sir P. Sidney.
☞ Now rarely used by good writers or speakers.

With-out′

,
adv.
1.
On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally.
Without
were fightings, within were fears.
2 Cor. vii. 5.
2.
Outside of the house; out of doors.
The people came unto the house
without
.
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Without

WITHOUT

, prep.
1.
Not with; as without success.
2.
In a state of destitution or absence from.
There is no living with thee nor without thee.
3.
In a state of destitution or absence from.
There is no living with thee nor without thee.
4.
Beyond; not within.
Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach.
5.
Supposing the negation or omission of.
Without the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms from the French must end in our destruction.
6.
Independent of; not by the use of. Men like to live without labor.
Wise men will do it without a law.
7.
On the outside of; as without the gate; without doors.
8.
With exemption from. That event cannot happen without great damage to our interests.
9.
Unless; except.
Without, when it precedes a sentence or member of a sentence, has been called a conjunction. This is a mistake. You will not enjoy health, without you use much exercise. In this sentence, without is a preposition still, but followed by a member of a sentence, instead of a single noun. It has no property of a connective or conjunction, and does not fall within the definition. You will not enjoy health, this fact following being removed, or not taking place; you use exercise. This use of without, is nearly superseded by unless and except, among good writers and speakers; but is common in popular discourse or parlance.

WITHOUT

,
adv.
1.
Not on the inside; not within.
These were from without the growing miseries.
2.
Out of doors.
3.
Externally; not in the mind.
Without were fightings, within were fears. 2 Corinthians 7.

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