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go without

 and do without

to manage while not having any of something that is needed; to not have any of something. We were a poor family and usually went without. I didn't have enough money to buy a new coat so I did without.

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go without (someone or something)

to manage without a particular type of person or thing. I can't go without a doctor much longer. I need a doctor now. I simply can't go without. We can go without food for only so long.

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go without (something)

to manage to live despite not having or doing something You think you can go without sleep, but you can't. Did you pay for health insurance on your own, or did you just go without?

Related vocabulary: do without (somebody/something)

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go without

v.

To proceed without the benefit of something that one needs: The children went without any shoes for several months. We were always well taken care of and never went without.

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