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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.
adverb
along the side of something: The family rode in the carriage, and the dog ran along beside.
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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
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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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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