sideways

Also side·wise

[sahyd-weyz]

adverb

1. with a side foremost.

2. facing to the side.

3. toward or from one side.

4. with a deceitful, scornful, disparaging, or amorous glance.

adjective

1. moving, facing, or directed toward one side.

2. indirect or evasive.

sideways

/ ˈsaɪdˌweɪz /

adverb

1. moving, facing, or inclining towards one side

2. from one side; obliquely

3. with one side forward

adjective

1. moving or directed to or from one side

2. towards or from one side

Word History and Origins

Origin of sideways¹

First recorded in 1570–80; side ¹ + -ways

Idioms and Phrases

see knock for a loop (sideways); look sideways at.

Example Sentences

Norris slid into Piastri on the exit of the third corner at Marina Bay after a bump with Max Verstappen's Red Bull ahead of him slid his car sideways.

From BBC

Watching it, I was knocked sideways by a sense memory of how it felt to be a child.

From Los Angeles Times

But when a seemingly straightforward rip-off goes sideways, old wounds reopen, placing the law and a band of murderous thugs on their trail.

From Salon

“They’re coming in sideways, going through the rosebushes. ... It’s just absolutely bizarre.”

From Los Angeles Times

I am under 6 feet and when I go I have to sit sideways.

From Los Angeles Times