do without

phrasal verb

did without; done without; doing without; does without

: to not have (something) : to live, work, etc., without having (something)

If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to do without (one).

I don't know how we ever did without computers.

—can/could do without is often used to say that one does not like or approve of something

I enjoy traveling, but I can do without having to wait around in crowded airports.

He was late again. That's the kind of selfish behavior I could do without.

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Kennedy said the goal remains to sign a right-handed bat but noted the Red Sox could make do without a major addition. —

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 Our editors and contributors have tested several kinds of platform beds over the years, and have some thoughts on what’s for keeps, and what squeaks enough to do without. —

Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025 Too often, Noel-Sullivan said, screenings like this are done without compensation. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025 But while it can be done without Congress, the withdrawal from the organization requires a one-year notice; Trump lost the 2020 election before the period ended. —

Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for do without