outwith

English

Etymology

From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (“without”); equivalent to out +‎ with. Cognate to Scots ootwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʊtwɪð/, /aʊtwɪθ/

Preposition

outwith

1. (now chiefly Scotland, Northern England) Outside; beyond; outside of.
   • 2009, Sarah Ludford MEP, Letters, The Guardian, 17 Jun 09:

     It is not acceptable to have EU-US deals on extradition, information collection and exchange, and border controls which are cooked up in secret and outwith the democratic control of the European and national parliaments.

Antonyms

• within

Translations

outside; beyond; outside of

• Arabic: خَارِج (ḵārij)

  Egyptian Arabic: برا (baraa)

• Dutch: buiten (nl)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: hors (fr)
• German: außerhalb (de)
• Scots: ootwi, ootwith

Anagrams

• without