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beside

[ bih-sahyd ]
/ bɪˈsaɪd /
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preposition
by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me.
compared with: Beside him other writers seem amateurish.
apart from; not connected with: beside the point; beside the question.
besides (defs. 4, 5).
adverb
along the side of something: The family rode in the carriage, and the dog ran along beside.
besides (def. 2).
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Idioms about beside

    beside oneself, almost out of one's senses from a strong emotion, as from joy, delight, anger, fear, or grief: He was beside himself with rage when the train left without him.

Origin of beside

before 1000; Middle English; earlier bi-siden,Old English bī sīdan, be sīdan;see be-, side1

words often confused with beside

For the prepositional meanings “over and above, in addition to” and “except” besides is preferred, especially in edited writing: Besides these honors he received a sum of money. We heard no other sound besides the breaking surf. However, beside sometimes occurs with these meanings as well.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beside

beside , besides (see usage note at the current entry)

Words nearby beside

set in one's ways, be, besetting, beshow, beshrew, Besht, beside, beside oneself, besides, beside the point, besiege, besieged
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Words related to beside

abreast of, adjoining, alongside, aside, at one's elbow, by, cheek by jowl, close at hand, close upon, fornent, near, nearby, neck and neck, neighboring, next door to, nigh, opposite, overlooking, round, side by side

How to use beside in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for beside

beside
/ (bɪˈsaɪd) /
preposition
next to; at, by, or to the side of
as compared with
away from; wide ofbeside the point
archaic besides
beside oneself (postpositive often foll by with) overwhelmed; overwroughtbeside oneself with grief
adverb
at, by, to, or along the side of something or someone

Word Origin for beside

Old English be sīdan; see by, side
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