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English / phrasal verb

Do without

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To manage, cope, or survive without having someone or something.

In context

01

When father was between jobs, our family had to do without expensive restaurant meals and luxuries.

02

With newborn twins to look after, the young parents soon learned to do without a full night's sleep.

Synonyms

manage without,forego,live without

Antonyms

require,insist on,indulge in

Collocations

do without luxuries,do without sleep,do without help

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗