(with+adjective)

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• with-it — /ˈwɪð ət/ (say widh uht), /ˈwɪθ / (say with ) adjective trendy, sophisticated, up to date: with it gear …  

• adjective — 1. general. The term adjective was itself an adjective for a hundred years before it became used as a noun for one of the parts of speech. Joseph Priestley, in The Rudiments of English Grammar (1761), was perhaps the first English grammarian to… …   Modern English usage

• adjective law — ad·jec·tive law / a jik tiv / n: the portion of the law that deals with the rules of procedure governing evidence, pleading, and practice compare substantive law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• adjective — late 14c., as an adjective, adjectival, in noun adjective, from O.Fr. adjectif (14c.), from L. adjectivum that is added to (the noun), neut. of adjectivus added, from pp. of adicere to throw or place (a thing) near, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad ))… …   Etymology dictionary

• Adjective — Ad jec*tive, n. [L. adjectivum (sc. nomen), neut. of adjectivus that is added, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjectif. See {Adject}.] 1. (Gram.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• with child — adjective in an advanced stage of pregnancy was big with child was great with child • Syn: ↑big, ↑enceinte, ↑expectant, ↑gravid, ↑great, ↑large, ↑heavy …   Useful english dictionary

• with´-it´ness — with it «WIHTH IHT, WIHTH », adjective. Slang. up to date; keeping up with the latest trends or fashions; hip; in: »Etams…set out to get with it trendy clothes as quickly as possible on to the backs of the girls (Scotsman). The papier mâché toe… …   Useful english dictionary

• with profits — with ˈprofits adjective [only before a noun] INSURANCE a with profits insurance policy pays a guaranteed amount in Bonuses (= profits from the insurer s fund) …   Financial and business terms

• with-it — adjective 1. ) feeling awake and thinking clearly: He s obviously not very with it yet. 2. ) OLD FASHIONED an older person who is with it is modern and fashionable …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• with-profit — ˌwith ˈprofit 7 [with profit] (also ˌwith ˈprofits) adjective (BrE) used to describe an insurance policy or an investment where the amount paid includes a share in the company s profits …   Useful english dictionary

• with-profits — ˌwith ˈprofit 7 [with profit] (also ˌwith ˈprofits) adjective (BrE) used to describe an insurance policy or an investment where the amount p …   Useful english dictionary