Alongside vs. With

Alongsideadverb

Along the side; by the side; side by side with.

‘Ahoy! Bring your boat alongside mine.’;

Withpreposition

Against.

‘He picked a fight with the class bully.’;

Alongsidepreposition

Together with or at the same time.

‘The nurse worked alongside the doctor.’;

Withpreposition

In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

‘He went with his friends.’;

Alongsideadverb

Along or by the side; side by side with; - often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.

Withpreposition

In addition to; as an accessory to.

‘She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.’;

Alongsideadverb

side by side;

‘anchored close aboard another ship’;

Withpreposition

Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

Withpreposition

In support of.

‘We are with you all the way.’;

Withpreposition

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

‘slain with robbers’;

Withpreposition

Using as an instrument; by means of.

‘cut with a knife’;

Withpreposition

(obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.

Withpreposition

Having, owning.

Withadverb

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

‘Do you want to come with?’;

Withnoun

See Withe.

Withpreposition

With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like.

Withpreposition

To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; - equivalent to against.

‘Thy servant will . . . fight with this Philistine.’;

Withpreposition

To denote association in respect of situation or environment; hence, among; in the company of.

‘I will buy with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you.’; ‘Pity your own, or pity our estate,Nor twist our fortunes with your sinking fate.’; ‘See where on earth the flowery glories lie;With her they flourished, and with her they die.’; ‘There is no living with thee nor without thee.’; ‘Such arguments had invincible force with those pagan philosophers.’;

Withpreposition

To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance, assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of.

‘Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee.’;

Withpreposition

To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; - sometimes equivalent to by.

‘That with these fowls I be all to-rent.’; ‘Thou wilt be like a lover presently,And tire the hearer with a book of words.’; ‘[He] entertained a coffeehouse with the following narrative.’; ‘With receiving your friends within and amusing them without, you lead a good, pleasant, bustling life of it.’;

Withpreposition

To denote association in thought, as for comparison or contrast.

‘Can blazing carbuncles with her compare.’;

Withpreposition

To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

‘With that she told me . . . that she would hide no truth from me.’; ‘With her they flourished, and with her they die.’; ‘With this he pointed to his face.’;

Withpreposition

To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune.

Withpreposition

accompanied by (another person or thing)

‘a nice steak with a bottle of red wine’;

Withpreposition

having or possessing (something)

‘a flower-sprigged blouse with a white collar’;

Withpreposition

wearing or carrying

‘a small man with thick glasses’;

Withpreposition

indicating the instrument used to perform an action

‘cut the fish with a knife’; ‘treatment with acid before analysis’;

Withpreposition

indicating the material used for a purpose

‘fill the bowl with water’;

Withpreposition

in opposition to

‘a row broke out with another man’;

Withpreposition

indicating the manner or attitude in which a person does something

‘the people shouted with pleasure’;

Withpreposition

indicating responsibility

‘leave it with me’;

Withpreposition

in relation to

‘my father will be angry with me’;

Withpreposition

affected by (a particular fact or condition)

‘he's in bed with the flu’;

Withpreposition

indicating the cause of (a condition)

‘he was trembling with fear’;

Withpreposition

because of (something) and as it happens

‘wisdom comes with age’;

Withpreposition

employed by

‘she's with the Inland Revenue now’;

Withpreposition

using the services of

‘I bank with the TSB’;

Withpreposition

in the same direction as

‘marine mammals generally swim with the current’;

Withpreposition

indicating separation or removal from something

‘to part with one's dearest possessions’; ‘their jobs could be dispensed with’;