aside

[ uh-sahyd ]

/ əˈsaɪd /

adverb

on or to one side; to or at a short distance apart; away from some position or direction: to turn aside; to move the chair aside.

away from one's thoughts or consideration: to put one's cares aside.

in reserve; in a separate place, as for safekeeping; apart; away: to put some money aside for a rainy day.

away from a present group, especially for reasons of privacy; off to another part, as of a room; into or to a separate place: He took him aside and talked business.

in spite of; put apart; notwithstanding: all kidding aside; unusual circumstances aside.

noun

a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.

words spoken so as not to be heard by others present.

a temporary departure from a main theme or topic, especially a parenthetical comment or remark; short digression.

Idioms for aside

aside from,

apart from; besides; excluding: Aside from her salary, she receives money from investments.
except for: They had no more food, aside from a few stale rolls.

Origin of aside

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at a-¹, side¹

OTHER WORDS FROM aside

qua·si-a·side, adverb

Words nearby aside

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Example sentences from the Web for aside

Aside from a blanket ban, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are nearly impossible to control.

China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think |Brendon Hong |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
No surprise then that aside from wealthy coastal suburbs, the Democratic base has shrunk to the urban cores and college towns.

Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats |Joel Kotkin |December 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Aside from reaching an international audience, leaving Oz had another benefit—no more silly intrusions into her privacy.

CNN's Overnight Sydney Star |Lloyd Grove |December 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Hitch picks up his cane, pushes her aside, and laboriously tries to get to his feet, saying, “I'll do it myself.”

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Aside from the emotional stress the court case inflicted on her family, she has no regrets.

Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix |Justin Jones |November 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The elder woman remonstrated feebly, but the girl swept her aside.

The Doomsman |Van Tassel Sutphen
They were dead and gone, and in the presence of Doctor Louis I put them aside a while.

A Secret Inheritance (Volume 2 of 3) |B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
The next day Joel called Ellen aside and asked her whether she was not going home with her aunt.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 |Various
But later in the day, the captain called Christy aside, and had a long talk with him, the charts open before them.

Within The Enemy's Lines |Oliver Optic
It is no wonder that we read of Guenevere taking Launfal aside for a little private conversation in her pleasaunce.

French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France |Marie de France

British Dictionary definitions for aside

aside

/ (əˈsaɪd) /

adverb

on or to one side they stood aside to let him pass

out of hearing; in or into seclusion he took her aside to tell her of his plan

away from oneself he threw the book aside

out of mind or consideration he put aside all fears

in or into reserve to put aside money for old age

aside from (preposition) mainly US and Canadian

besideshe has money aside from his possessions
except forhe has nothing aside from the clothes he stands in Compare apart (def. 7)

noun

something spoken by an actor, intended to be heard by the audience, but not by the others on stage

any confidential statement spoken in undertones

a digression

Idioms and Phrases with aside

aside

see all joking aside; lay aside; set aside; take aside.

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