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 ] | 
