Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go without

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.53 in modern English

Syllables: go with-out
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To forgo (something).

verb

To lack or be deprived of (something).

Example Sentences

"If you forgot to bring your toothpaste, you'll have to go without."
"Sometimes Tyson went whole months without practicing."
"For days he will go without shaving, for months he lets his toenails grow; […]"
"The poor man's children went without supper."
"Jamie would get upset growing up over all the times she, or we, went without, but, looking back, we can see that that was what made us tough."

Inflected Forms

goes without (present, singular) going without (participle, present) went without (past) gone without (participle, past)

Phrases

go without saying do without

Frequently Paired Words

go without saying do without

Questions

What does go without mean?: To forgo (something).

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