Definition of: without

(with·out′, with-) prep.
1. Not having, as the result of loss, privation, negation, etc.; lacking: without money; without a home.
2. In the absence of: We must manage without help.
3. Free from: without fear.
4. At, on, or to the outside of.
5. Outside of or beyond the limits of: living without the pale of civilization.
6. With avoidance of: He listened without paying attention.
7. Obs. Besides.
—adverb
1. In or on the outer part; externally.
2. Out of doors.
—conj. Dial. Unless; except. [OE withūtan <with with + ūtan out]