prep. [ OE. with, AS. wi&unr_; with, against; akin to AS. wi&unr_;er against, OFries. with, OS. wi&unr_;, wi&unr_;ar, D. weder, weêr (in comp.), G. wider against, wieder gain, OHG. widar again, against, Icel. vi&unr_; against, with, by, at, Sw. vid at, by, Dan. ved, Goth. wipra against, Skr. vi asunder. Cf. Withdraw, Withers, Withstand. ] With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like. It is used especially: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; -- equivalent to against. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy servant will . . . fight with this Philistine. 1 Sam. xvii. 32. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In this sense, common in Old English, it is now obsolete except in a few compounds; as, withhold; withstand; and after the verbs fight, contend, struggle, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To denote association in respect of situation or environment; hence, among; in the company of. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will buy with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pity your own, or pity our estate,
Nor twist our fortunes with your sinking fate. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

See where on earth the flowery glories lie;
With her they flourished, and with her they die. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is no living with thee nor without thee. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such arguments had invincible force with those pagan philosophers. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance, assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee. Gen. xxvi. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; -- sometimes equivalent to by. [ 1913 Webster ]

That with these fowls I be all to-rent. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou wilt be like a lover presently,
And tire the hearer with a book of words. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ He ] entertained a coffeehouse with the following narrative. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

With receiving your friends within and amusing them without, you lead a good, pleasant, bustling life of it. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To denote association in thought, as for comparison or contrast. [ 1913 Webster ]

Can blazing carbuncles with her compare. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence. [ 1913 Webster ]

With that she told me . . . that she would hide no truth from me. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

With her they flourished, and with her they die. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

With this he pointed to his face. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune. “A maid with clean hands.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ With and by are closely allied in many of their uses, and it is not easy to lay down a rule by which to distinguish their uses. See the Note under By. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Withe. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ With + all. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. With this; with that. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He will scarce be pleased withal. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in addition; also. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Fy on possession
But if a man be virtuous withal. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

If you choose that, then I am yours withal. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

How modest in exception, and withal
How terrible in constant resolution. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or clause in which it stands. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This diamond he greets your wife withal. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal. Lev. v. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From its discoverer, H. Witham. ] (Min.) A variety of epidote, of a reddish color, found in Scotland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company. “When the sea withdrew.” King Horn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To recede; retrograde; go back. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Withdrew p. p. Withdrawn p. pr. & vb. n. Withdrawing. ] [ With against + draw. ] 1. To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who withdraws; one who takes back, or retracts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Withdraw, and cf. Drawing-room. ] A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room. [ 1913 Webster ]

A door in the middle leading to a parlor and withdrawing-room. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]