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You use w______ to indicate that someone or something does not have or use the thing mentioned .You use without to indicate that someone or something does not have or use the thing mentioned .
I don't like myself without a beard.
She wore a brown shirt pressed without a wrinkle.
...a meal without barbecue sauce.
word without
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preposition
You use without to indicate that someone or something does not have or use the thing mentioned .
I don't like myself without a beard.
She wore a brown shirt pressed without a wrinkle.
...a meal without barbecue sauce.
If one thing happens without another thing, or if you do something without doing something else, the second thing does not happen or occur.
He was offered a generous pension provided he left without a fuss.
They worked without a break until about eight in the evening.
Alex had done this without consulting her.
If you do something without a particular feeling, you do not have that feeling when you do it.
Janet Magnusson watched his approach without enthusiasm.
'Hello, Swanson,' he said without surprise.
If you do something without someone else, they are not in the same place as you are or are not involved in the same action as you.
I told Franklin he would have to start dinner without me.
How can I rebuild my life without you?
We would never go anywhere without you.
cefr-level A1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1

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