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with

preposition (CONTAINING/COVERING)
 
 
/wɪð/

Definition

B1 used to show what is on or in something: She'd laid the table with the best china. Her blouse was spattered with blood. The room was littered with toys. The trucks were laden with food and medicine. She filled the jug up with cream.Including and containingComprising and consisting of
(Definition of with preposition (CONTAINING/COVERING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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