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Welcome to English In A Minute. Give us a minute and we'll give you a hot tip about English vocabulary... there's so much to learn! And all taught by your favourite BBC Learning English staff!

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Common ways to use 'with'

How do we use 'with'? Roy can tell you.

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Roy
Here are some common uses of ‘with'.

We use 'with' to say two or more people or things are together.

I ate my lunch with Phil. 
My dog loves to be with other dogs.

We also use 'with' to say that someone is using an object to do something.

She cut the paper with scissors.

‘With’ can be used to describe the way a person does something.

She stood there with an angry face and shouted!

Another way we use ‘with’ is to describe when something contains another thing.

She filled the glass with water.

In a restaurant, when ordering food, we can use ‘with’ to mean ‘and’.

I’d like to order the salad with a chocolate cake for dessert.
Please may I have the pizza with chips.

Finally, we also use 'with' to mean a thing or person has or includes something.

I live in a house with a brown door.
He’s the teacher with a beard.

With

We use with to say two or more people or things are together.

  • I ate my lunch with Phil.

We also use with to say that someone is using an object to do something.

  • She cut the paper with scissors.

With can be used to describe the way a person does something.

  • She stood there with an angry face and shouted!

Another use of with is for describing when something contains another thing.

  • She filled the glass with water.

We can use with to mean ‘and’. This is common in a restaurant, when ordering food.

  • I’d like to order the salad with a chocolate cake for dessert.

You can also use with to mean a thing or person has or includes something.

  • I live in a house with a brown door.

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