prep. & adv.
--prep.
1. not having, feeling, or showing (came without any money; without hesitation; without any emotion).
2 with freedom from (without fear; without embarrassment).
3 in the absence of (cannot live without you; the train left without us).
4 with neglect or avoidance of (do not leave without telling me).
Usage:
Use as a conj., as in do not leave without you tell me, is non-standard.
5 archaic outside (without the city wall).
--adv. archaic or literary
1. outside (seen from without).
2 out of doors (remained shivering without).
3 in outward appearance (rough without but kind within).
4 outside the city walls (Bishopsgate without).
Phrases and idioms:
without end infinite, eternal.
Etymology: OE withutan (as WITH, utan from outside, formed as OUT)