go without

ɡoʊ wɪˈðaʊt

gone without, went without

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Definition of go without - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

abstinencerefrain from having something

She decided to go without dessert to stay healthy..

abstain

forego

relinquish

deprivationexperience lack of something needed

Many families had to go without heating during the winter.

abstain

endure

forgo

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Expressions with go without

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go without saying

be obvious or self-evident without needing explanation

It goes without saying that honesty is the best policy..

Expressions with go

go into

enter a place or space

She will go into the room.

go out

leave home for social activities

They love to go out on weekends.

go to

move towards a specific location or event

We will go to the concert tonight.

go along

move forward or proceed in a direction

We decided to go along the river.

go back to

return to a previous place or state

She decided to go back to her hometown.

go around

move in a circular path or direction

The children go around the playground.

Terms with go without included in their meaning

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leave behind

not taking along

to go away from a place without taking someone or something

continue

task flow

go on with something, without stopping or after a pause

disappear

missing

go away or become lost without explanation

pass

bypass

go by without stopping

fall into bed

exhaustion

go to bed quickly without caring about anything else

follow your nose

direction

go straight ahead without turning

bundle off

movement

go somewhere quickly without ceremony

follow one's nose

direction

go straight ahead without turning

Examples of go without in a sentence

They decided to go without a vacation this year to save money.
They had to go without electricity for days.
During the drought, we went without water.

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French:se passer de, manquer, ...
German:verzichten, auskommen, ...
Italian:rinunciare, ...
Spanish:abstenerse, pasar sin, ...
Portuguese:ficar sem, passar sem, ...
Chinese:不喝, 没有, ...
Japanese:控える, なしで過ごす, ...
Arabic:اِمْتَنَعَ عن, حرم من, ...
Hebrew:לְוַתֵּר עַל, לְהִסְתַּדֵּר בְּלִי, ...
Russian:воздерживаться от, жить без, ...
Ukrainian:обходитися без, обходитися, ...
Hindi:बिना काम चलाना, रहना, ...
Bengali:না খেয়ে থাকা, ছাড়া থাকা, ...
Catalan:prescindir de, passar sense, ...
Czech:obejít se bez, strádat, ...
Danish:undvære, mangle, ...
Dutch:het zonder iets doen, zonder doen, ...
Greek:στερούμαι, μένω χωρίς, ...
Hungarian:nélkülözni, ...
Khmer:មិនយក, ខ្វះខាត, ...
Korean:참다, 지내다, ...
Persian:صرف نظر کردن, بدون چیزی ماند, ...
Polish:zrezygnować z, obejść się bez, ...
Portuguese (BR):ficar sem, viver sem, ...
Romanian:a renunța la, a trăi fără, ...
Swedish:avstå från, klara sig utan, ...
Thai:งด, ขาดแคลน, ...
Turkish:vazgeçmek, mahrum kalmak, ...
Vietnamese:kiêng, sống thiếu, ...

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