From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgo without phrasal verb1 go without (something)NOT HAVE to not have something that you usually have I like to give the children what they want even if I have to go without. It is possible to go without food for a few days.2 it goes without saying (that)CLEAR used to say that something is so clearly true that it does not need to be said The Internet, too, it goes without saying, is a good source of information. → go→ See Verb table
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go without• There wasn't enough water to go around, and some people went without.• For seasons at a time he went without a roof or bed and for months had no shirt on his back.• Lucas's soldiers had to go without food or water for several days.• Nurse Ian Ballantyne, 26, alleged that Mr Stockton had gone without his medicine on previous occasions.• New parents go without much sleep for at least the first few months.• It goes without saying that any infringements of these new restrictions will imperil what is already an extremely sensitive access agreement.• Despite these difficulties, it goes without saying that no book should be ordered unless the price is known.• It goes without saying that Quinn lost a good deal of weight during this period.• Of course it goes without saying that the aquarium glass must always be perfectly clean for best results.go without (something)• They went without a flashlight, as the Managuans do if they are out of doors when the lights go out.• For seasons at a time he went without a roof or bed and for months had no shirt on his back.• Nurse Ian Ballantyne, 26, alleged that Mr Stockton had gone without his medicine on previous occasions.• It goes without saying that any infringements of these new restrictions will imperil what is already an extremely sensitive access agreement.• Despite these difficulties, it goes without saying that no book should be ordered unless the price is known.• It goes without saying that Quinn lost a good deal of weight during this period.• Of course it goes without saying that the aquarium glass must always be perfectly clean for best results.it goes without saying (that)• Non-fiction books, too, it goes without saying, are a good source.• Concentrated, clear meat juice, must, it goes without saying, be added.• I think it goes without saying that a rested person is a better person, more able to face life.• Despite these difficulties, it goes without saying that no book should be ordered unless the price is known.• Of course it goes without saying that the aquarium glass must always be perfectly clean for best results.• Historically it goes without saying that we have used all kinds of nature, and especially animals, for human benefit.• And it goes without saying that Wild is a Lisztian of the finest order. 