Within vs. With

By Jaxson

  • Within (preposition)

    In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.

    “within her studio”

  • Within (preposition)

    In the scope or range of.

    “within his hearing;”

    “her within five seconds of breaking the record;”

    “within an inch of falling overboard”

  • Within (preposition)

    Before the specified duration ends.

    “Leave here within three days.”

  • Within (adverb)

    In or into the interior; inside.

  • With (preposition)

    Against.

    “He picked a fight with the class bully.”

  • With (preposition)

    In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    “He went with his friends.”

  • With (preposition)

    In addition to; as an accessory to.

    “She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.”

  • With (preposition)

    Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

  • With (preposition)

    In support of.

    “We are with you all the way.”

  • With (preposition)

    To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.

    “slain with robbers”

  • With (preposition)

    Using as an instrument; by means of.

    “cut with a knife”

  • With (preposition)

    Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.

  • With (preposition)

    Having, owning.

  • With (adverb)

    Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

    “Do you want to come with?”

Wiktionary
  • With (preposition)

    accompanied by (another person or thing)

    “a nice steak with a bottle of red wine”

  • With (preposition)

    having or possessing (something)

    “a flower-sprigged blouse with a white collar”

  • With (preposition)

    wearing or carrying

    “a small man with thick glasses”

  • With (preposition)

    indicating the instrument used to perform an action

    “cut the fish with a knife”

    “treatment with acid before analysis”

  • With (preposition)

    indicating the material used for a purpose

    “fill the bowl with water”

  • With (preposition)

    in opposition to

    “a row broke out with another man”

  • With (preposition)

    indicating the manner or attitude in which a person does something

    “the people shouted with pleasure”

  • With (preposition)

    indicating responsibility

    “leave it with me”

  • With (preposition)

    in relation to

    “my father will be angry with me”

  • With (preposition)

    affected by (a particular fact or condition)

    “he’s in bed with the flu”

  • With (preposition)

    indicating the cause of (a condition)

    “he was trembling with fear”

  • With (preposition)

    because of (something) and as it happens

    “wisdom comes with age”

  • With (preposition)

    employed by

    “she’s with the Inland Revenue now”

  • With (preposition)

    using the services of

    “I bank with the TSB”

  • With (preposition)

    in the same direction as

    “marine mammals generally swim with the current”

  • With (preposition)

    indicating separation or removal from something

    “to part with one’s dearest possessions”

    “their jobs could be dispensed with”

Oxford Dictionary
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