with-

prefixattested in dialogue

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

prefix

1
Prefix meaning "against", "in opposition to".
withfight, withstand, withset, withsay, withspeak
2
Prefix meaning "back", "back around", "in reverse", "in return".
withbuy, withcall, withdraw, withdrive, withgive, withhold, withturn
3
Prefix meaning "off", "out", "away", "from".
withbear, withgive, withgo, withhang, withsave, withseek
4
Prefix meaning "with", "along with", "together (with)".
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.

witch · A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical…witchcraft · The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of…with · Against.

with- · Prefix meaning "against", "in opposition to".

withdraw · To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original…withdrawal · Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted…withdrawing · withdrawal

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