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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As in during the civil war, most of its support for Assad could be through its air force and this could still be done without significantly eroding Russia's military deployment in Ukraine. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 The plasma must be contained using extremely powerful magnets or lasers, which are complex and power hungry, so being able to do without them is a significant benefit for Acceleron’s lukewarm approach to fusion. —

IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024 Outside of Ramsdale and Bednarek, Martin will have to do without Will Smallbone and Ross Stewart for this game. —

Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024 Homan was also asked whether mass deportations could be done without separating families. —

Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for do without