with

/ˈwit͟h/

Middle English, against, from, with, from Old English; akin to Old English wither against, Old High German widar against, back, Sanskrit vi apart

preposition

  1. in opposition to : against

  2. so as to be separated or detached from

  3. —used as a function word to indicate a participant in an action, transaction, or arrangement

had a fight with his brother

broke with her family

noun

  1. a slender flexible branch or twig; especially : one used as a band or line

adjective

  1. socially or culturally up-to-date

the intelligent, disaffected, with-it young