Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

With \With\, n.
   See {Withe}.

With \With\, prep. [OE. with, AS. wi? with, against; akin to AS.
   wi?er against, OFries. with, OS. wi?, wi?ar, D. weder,
   we[^e]r (in comp.), G. wider against, wieder gain, OHG. widar
   again, against, Icel. vi? against, with, by, at, Sw. vid at,
   by, Dan. ved, Goth. wipra against, Skr. vi asunder. Cf.
   {Withdraw}, {Withers}, {Withstand}.]
   With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of
   nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like. It
   is used especially:

   1. To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or
      hostility; -- equivalent to against.

            Thy servant will . . . fight with this Philistine.
                                                  --1 Sam. xvii.
                                                  32.

   Note: In this sense, common in Old English, it is now
         obsolete except in a few compounds; as, withhold;
         withstand; and after the verbs fight, contend,
         struggle, and the like.

   2. To denote association in respect of situation or
      environment; hence, among; in the company of.

            I will buy with you, talk with you, walk with you,
            and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink
            with you, nor pray with you.          --Shak.

            Pity your own, or pity our estate, Nor twist our
            fortunes with your sinking fate.      --Dryden.

            See where on earth the flowery glories lie; With her
            they flourished, and with her they die. --Pope.

            There is no living with thee nor without thee.
                                                  --Tatler.

            Such arguments had invincible force with those pagan
            philosophers.                         --Addison.

   3. To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance,
      assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of.

            Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee.
                                                  --Gen. xxvi.
                                                  24.

   4. To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument,
      etc; -- sometimes equivalent to by.

            That with these fowls I be all to-rent. --Chaucer.

            Thou wilt be like a lover presently, And tire the
            hearer with a book of words.          --Shak.

            [He] entertained a coffeehouse with the following
            narrative.                            --Addison.

            With receiving your friends within and amusing them
            without, you lead a good, pleasant, bustling life of
            it.                                   --Goldsmith.

   5. To denote association in thought, as for comparison or
      contrast.

            Can blazing carbuncles with her compare. --Sandys.

   6. To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession
      or consequence.

            With that she told me . . . that she would hide no
            truth from me.                        --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.

            With her they flourished, and with her they die.
                                                  --Pope.

            With this he pointed to his face.     --Dryden.

   7. To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the
      firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune.
      ``A maid with clean hands.'' --Shak.

   Note: With and by are closely allied in many of their uses,
         and it is not easy to lay down a rule by which to
         distinguish their uses. See the Note under {By}.