Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

with-

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.85 in modern English

Syllables: with-
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Prefix meaning "against", "in opposition to".

prefix

Prefix meaning "back", "back around", "in reverse", "in return".

prefix

Prefix meaning "off", "out", "away", "from".

prefix

Prefix meaning "with", "along with", "together (with)".

Example Sentences

"withfight, withstand, withset, withsay, withspeak"
"withbuy, withcall, withdraw, withdrive, withgive, withhold, withturn"
"withbear, withgive, withgo, withhang, withsave, withseek"
"withgang, withjoin, withtake"

Etymology

From Middle English with-, from Old English wiþ- (“against, away”, prefix), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþi-, from Proto-Germanic *wiþi- (“counter-, anti-, gain-, with-”), related to Old English wiþ (“with, by, near, against, beside, at, through, for, in return, opposite, towards, to”, preposition). Cognate with Old Frisian with-, Old Saxon with-, Danish ved-, Swedish vid-, Faroese við-, Icelandic við-. Related also to English wither-, and Dutch weder- (“back”), German wider- (“against”), German wieder- (“again”). More at with.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: with-, wiþ-, *wiþi-

Questions

What does with- mean?: Prefix meaning "against", "in opposition to".
Where does with- come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce with-

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