Citations:with

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1. against

   He picked a fight with the class bully.

   • 1621, John Smith, The Proceedings of the English Colony in Virginia [1]

     Many hatchets, knives, & pieces of iron, & brass, we see, which they reported to have from the Sasquesahanocks a mighty people, and mortal enemies with the Massawomecks

2. in the company of; alongside, along side of; close to; near to:

   He went with his friends.

3. in addition to; as an accessory to:

   She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.

4. in support of:

   We are with you all the way.

5. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.

   slain with robbers

   • 1300s?, Political, Religious and Love Poems, “An A B C Poem on the Passion of Christ”, ed. Frederick James Furnivall, 1866

     Al þus with iewys I am dyth, I seme a wyrm to manus syth.

   • [c. 1386–1388 (date written)​, Geffray Chaucer [i.e., Geoffrey Chaucer], “The Legende of Good Women: The Prologue”, in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […] (in Middle English), [London: […] Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], published 1542, →OCLC, folio ccxvii, verso, column 2:

     Hypſiphile, betrayed with Jaſoun, / Maketh of your trouth neyther boſte ne ſoun

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   • c1460, Merlin, or the Early History of King Arthur, ed. Henry Benjamin Wheatley, 1875

     And so it was comaunded to be kept with x noble men; and thei were charge to take goode hede who com to assaien, and yef eny ther were that myght drawen out of the ston.

   • c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
     , V-ii

     He was torn to / pieces with a bear:

   • 1630, John Smith, Travels of Captaine John Smith, 1907 edition, Vol. II, p. 42

     At Flowers we were againe chased with foure French men of warre

   • 1669, Nathaniel Morton, New England’s Memorial

     He was sick and lame of the scurvy, so as he could but lie in the cabin-door, and give direction, and, it should seem, was badly assisted either with mate or mariners

6. as an instrument; by means of

   cut with a knife

   • 1430?, “The Love of Jesus” in Hymns to the Virgin and Christ, ed. Frederick James Furnivall, 1867, p.26

     Þirle my soule with þi spere anoon,

   • 1619, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, A King and no King, Act IV

     you have paid me equal, Heavens, / And sent my own rod to correct me with

   • 1620, William Bradford. Of Plymouth Plantation [2]

     They had cut of his head upon the cudy of his boat had not the man reskued him with a sword,

   • 1677, William Wycherley, The plain-dealer, Prologue

     And keep each other company in spite, / As rivals in your common mistress, fame, / And with faint praises one another damn;

7. (obsolete) as nourishment, more recently replaced by on
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
     , IV-iii

     I am fain to dine and sup with water and bran