preposition

with

with, using, having

I'm going to the cinema with my friends.

I'm going to the movies with my friends.

She wrote the letter with a blue pen.

She wrote the letter with a blue pen.

He's the man with the red hat.

He's the man with the red hat.

I agree with your opinion.

I agree with your opinion.

((with sb./sth.)) in the company of (sb./sth.) He lives with his parents.

((with sth.)) using (sth.) Cut the paper with scissors.

((with sth.)) having or carrying (sth.) A girl with brown hair walked in.

Synonyms: alongside, together with; Antonyms: without

From Old English 'wið' meaning 'against', which later shifted to mean 'together with'.

Think of two things together: 'w' and 'ith' are 'with' each other.

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