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2 angry with etc
With is also used after a number of adjectives which say how people are feeling towards others.
I'm cross with you. furious with upset with
angry with pleased with
Mer words which say how people act towards others (like kind, nice, polite,
rude, good), we generally use to, not with.
She was very nice to me. (NOT ••• nice with me.)
3 with meaning 'against'
Merfight, struggle,quarrel,argue, playandwordswithsimilarmeanings, with can be used with the same meaning as against.
Don't fight with him - he's bigger than you are. Will you play chess with me?
4 accompanying circumstances and reasons
With can introduce accompanying circumstances or reasons (rather like and there is/was or because there is/was).
The runners started the race with a light following wind. With all this work to do, I won't have time to go out. With.friends like you, who needs enemies?
Without can be used in similar ways.
Without Sue and Jake, we're going to have trouble finishing the repairs.
5 possession
With is very often used, like have, to indicate possession and similar ideas. There are so many people around with no homes.
(= ... who have no homes.)
They've bought a house with a big garden.
6 clothing, voices, transport etc
Note that in is often used instead of with to refer to articles of clothing.
Who's the man in the funny hat?
Could you go and give this paper to the woman in glasses? ·..•.
We say m a ... VOICe, NOT w,M a ... fI6'ce. Why are you talking in such a loud voice?
Note also: by car/train etc (NOT with t,',e eat' etc), and write in pencil/ink. For the difference between by and lUitll, see 119.
632 worth
1 worth a lot, etc
Worth can be followed by an expression describing the value of something. That piano must be worth a lot.
I don't think their pizzas are worth the money.
Shall I talk to Rob?'"It's not worth the trouble.
In questions about value, either what or how much can be used. What I How much is that painting worth?
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