laterally

American  

[lat-er-uh-lee] / ˈlæt ər ə li /

adverb

1. from side to side; along a plane.

   You can force plants to grow wide and bushy by training the growth tips to grow laterally rather than cutting off the tops of the shoots.

2. in a way that involves a broadly equivalent position, office, etc..

   She worked as a nurse for many years and then, moving laterally, was employed as an area supervisor in the social work field.

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Etymology

Origin of laterally

lateral ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“Growth and development doesn’t just mean a promotion—you also can expand and grow and develop laterally, and maybe in a different function area.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Growth and development doesn’t just mean a promotion—you also can expand and grow and develop laterally, and maybe in a different function area,” Anas said.

From The Wall Street Journal

She has been in intensive therapy this week, posting videos of her squatting, jumping and moving laterally in a knee brace.

From Los Angeles Times

In a scene that sounded remarkably like what Voight had just told Crandell, the force of the eruption was directed laterally, out from the side of the volcano.

From Literature

The proportion of attacking phases in which the ball is moved 20 metres laterally from the previous breakdown has nearly doubled.

From BBC

Related Words

• sideward
• to the side