With

Withmeans ‘in the same place as someone or something’ or ‘accompanying’:

She arrivedwithher boyfriend.

I don’t like teawithmilk.

There was a free phonewiththe car.

Withoften follows adjectives which refer to reactions and feelings:

Are youhappy withyour music lessons?

The teacher gotangry withthem because they were behaving badly.

I’mdelighted withthis new jacket.

We usewithto refer to what we use to do something:

They opened the packagewitha knife.

I’ll tie itwithsome tape to keep it closed.

He cleaned the tablewitha cloth he found in the kitchen.

We usewithto mean ‘having’ or ‘possessing’:

It’s the housewiththe really big gates.

She wokewithterrible toothache.

The Commonwealth Institute used to be a buildingwitha very unusual roof in Kensington.

Withis used with the following words:

Shemade contact withMarina after ten years.

Not:She made contact Marina after ten years. orShe made contact to Marina after ten years.

He alwayshelpedXavierwiththe cooking.

Not:He always helped Xavier the cooking. orHe always helped Xavier by the cooking.

The companyprovideuswitha car and a uniform.

Not:The company provide us a car and a uniform.

My parents werestrict withme when I was a child.

Not:My parents were strict to me when I was a child.

Theyagree/disagreewithbullfighting.(They approve/disapprove of it)

Not:They agree/disagree to bullfighting.

She’s reallygood withcomputers.

Not:She’s really good in computers.

Communicating withnew customers is important in my job.

Not:Communicating to new customers is important in my job.

Wehadsomedifficultieswiththe production of the manual.

Not:We had some difficulties to produce the manual.