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We say 'a relationship/a connection/contact with someone/something:

- Do you have a good relationship with your parents?

- Police want to question a man in connection with the robbery.

But: a relationship/a connection/contact/a 'between' two things.

- Police have said that there is no connection between the two murders.

We say 'to be angry / annoyed / furious with someone for doing something':

- They were furious with me for not inviting them to the party.

We say 'to be delighted / pleased / satisfied / disappointed with something':

- I was delighted/pleased with the present you gave me.

We say 'to get bored/fed up with something':

- You get bored/fed up with doing the same thing every day.

We say 'to be impressed with/by someone/something':

- I wasn't very impressed with/by the film.

We say 'to crowded with (people etc.)':

- The city center was crowded with tourists.

We say 'to collide with someone/something':

- There was an accident this morning. A bus collided with a car.

We say 'to charge someone with (an offence/a crime)':

- Three men have been arrested and charged with robbery.

We say 'to provide someone with something':

- The school provides all its students with books.


Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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  • With — With, prep. [OE. with, AS. wi? with, against; akin to AS. wi?er against, OFries. with, OS. wi?, wi?ar, D. weder, we[^e]r (in comp.), G. wider against, wieder gain, OHG. widar again, against, Icel. vi? against, with, by, at, Sw. vid at, by, Dan.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • with it — See: GET WITH IT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • with it — See: GET WITH IT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • With — With, n. See {Withe}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • with — preposition Etymology: Middle English, against, from, with, from Old English; akin to Old English wither against, Old High German widar against, back, Sanskrit vi apart Date: before 12th century 1. a. in opposition to ; against < had a fight with …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • with — Acquaintance Ac*quaint ance, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • with — Accredit Ac*cred it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accredited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accrediting}.] [F. accr[ e]diter; [ a] (L. ad) + cr[ e]dit credit. See {Credit}.] 1. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • with — Withe Withe (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. ????. See {Withy}, n.] [Written also {with}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy. [1913 Webster] 2. A band consisting of a twig twisted. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • with-it — adjective Date: 1959 socially or culturally up to date < the intelligent, disaffected, with it young Eliot Fremont Smith > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • With the Lights Out — Box set by Nirvana Released November 23, 2004 …   Wikipedia

  • with flying colors — {adv. phr.} With great or total success; victoriously. * /Tow finished the race with flying colors./ * /Mary came through the examination with flying colors./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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