with
- with
with O.E. wið "
against, opposite, toward,"
a shortened form related to wiðer,
from P.Gmc. *withro- "
against" (
Cf. O.S. withar "
against,"
O.N. viðr "
against, with, toward, at,"
M.Du.,
Du. weder,
Du. weer "
again,"
Goth. wiþra "
against, opposite"),
from PIE *wi-tero-,
lit. "
more apart,"
from root *wi- "
separation" (
Cf. Skt. vi,
Avestan vi- "
asunder,"
Skt. vitaram "
further, farther,"
O.C.S. vutoru "
other, second").
In M.E.,
sense shifted to denote association,
combination,
and union,
partly by influence of O.N. vidh, and also perhaps by L. cum "
with" (
as in pugnare cum "
fight with").
In this sense,
it replaced O.E. mid "
with,"
which survives only as a prefix (
e.g. MIDWIFE (
Cf. midwife)).
Original sense of "
against, in opposition"
is retained in compounds such as WITHHOLD (
Cf. withhold),
WITHDRAW (
Cf. withdraw),
WITHSTAND (
Cf. withstand).
Often treated as a conjunction by ungrammatical writers and used where and would be correct.
First record of with child "
pregnant"
is recorded from c.1200.
With it "
cool"
is black slang,
recorded by 1931.
Etymology dictionary.
2014.
:
Look at other dictionaries:
With — With, prep. [OE. with, AS. wi? with, against; akin to AS. wi?er against, OFries. with, OS. wi?, wi?ar, D. weder, we[^e]r (in comp.), G. wider against, wieder gain, OHG. widar again, against, Icel. vi? against, with, by, at, Sw. vid at, by, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
with it — See: GET WITH IT … Dictionary of American idioms
with it — See: GET WITH IT … Dictionary of American idioms
With — With, n. See {Withe}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
with — preposition Etymology: Middle English, against, from, with, from Old English; akin to Old English wither against, Old High German widar against, back, Sanskrit vi apart Date: before 12th century 1. a. in opposition to ; against < had a fight with … New Collegiate Dictionary
With U — Infobox Single Name = With U Artist = Janet Jackson Album = 20 Y.O. Released = December 11 2006 (U.S. urban radio) December 19 2006 (U.S. digital single) January 23 2007 (U.S. 12 single) Format = 12 single, digital download Recorded = 2006 Genre … Wikipedia
With It — Infobox single | Name = With It Type = 12 single Artist = Giant Panda Released = October, 2004 Recorded = 2004 Genre = Underground hip hop Label = Tres Records Producer = Chikaramanga, Newman, Thes One Reviews = Last single = 88 Remix (2002) This … Wikipedia
with — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
with — Accredit Ac*cred it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accredited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accrediting}.] [F. accr[ e]diter; [ a] (L. ad) + cr[ e]dit credit. See {Credit}.] 1. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
with — Withe Withe (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. ????. See {Withy}, n.] [Written also {with}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy. [1913 Webster] 2. A band consisting of a twig twisted. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
with-it — adjective Date: 1959 socially or culturally up to date < the intelligent, disaffected, with it young Eliot Fremont Smith > … New Collegiate Dictionary
