What's the difference between which and with?

Which


Definition:

  • (a.) Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who.
  • (a.) A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, or refer to, an individual person or thing among several of a class; as, which man is it? which woman was it? which is the house? he asked which route he should take; which is best, to live or to die? See the Note under What, pron., 1.
  • (pron.) A relative pronoun, used esp. in referring to an antecedent noun or clause, but sometimes with reference to what is specified or implied in a sentence, or to a following noun or clause (generally involving a reference, however, to something which has preceded). It is used in all numbers and genders, and was formerly used of persons.
  • (pron.) A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the . . . which, and the like; as, take which you will.

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With


Definition:

  • (n.) See Withe.
  • (prep.) With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like.
  • (prep.) To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; -- equivalent to against.
  • (prep.) To denote association in respect of situation or environment; hence, among; in the company of.
  • (prep.) To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance, assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of.
  • (prep.) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; -- sometimes equivalent to by.
  • (prep.) To denote association in thought, as for comparison or contrast.
  • (prep.) To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
  • (prep.) To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune.

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