Definitions
1.PrepositionAgainst."He picked a fight with the class bully."
2.PrepositionIn the company of; alongside, close to; near to."He went with his friends."
3.PrepositionIn addition to; as an accessory to."She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar."
4.PrepositionUsed to add supplemental information, especially to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence."Jim was listening to Bach with his eyes closed.; Both armies entered into battle with confidence high.; The match result was 10-5, with John scoring three goals.; With a heavy sigh, she looked around the empty room.; Four people were injured, with one of them in critical condition.; With their reputation on the line, they decided to fire their PR team."
5.PrepositionIn support of."We are with you all the way."
6.PrepositionIn regard to."There are a number of problems with your plan.; What on Earth is wrong with my keyboard?; He was pleased with the outcome.; I’m upset with my father."
7.PrepositionTo denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by."slain with robbers"
8.PrepositionUsing as an instrument; by means of."cut with a knife; I water my plants with this watering can. This is the watering can I water my plants with.; Find what you want instantly with our search engine.; They dismissed the meeting with a wave of their hand.; Speak with a confident voice.; With what/whose money? I have nothing left to buy groceries (with)."
9.PrepositionUsing as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
10.PrepositionHaving, owning."It was small and bumpy, with a tinge of orange.; There are lots of people with no homes after the wildfire."
11.PrepositionAffected by (a certain emotion or condition)."Speak with confidence.; He spoke with sadness in his voice.; The sailors were infected with malaria."
12.PrepositionPrompted by (a certain emotion)."overcome with happiness; green with envy; flushed with success"
13.PrepositionIn the employment of."She was with Acme for twenty years before retiring last fall."
14.PrepositionConsidering; taking into account."With your kind of body size, you shouldn’t be eating pizza at all."
15.PrepositionKeeping up with; understanding; following along."That was a lot to explain; are you still with me?"
16.AdverbAlong, together with others, in a group, etc."Do you want to come with?"
17.NounAlternative form of withe.