beside
Meaning
-
- Next to; at the side of.
- Not relevant to.
- Besides; in addition to.
Synonyms
near to
adjacent to
at the side of
by the side of
next to me
alongside of
in the presence of
in the vicinity of
on the side of
to the side
be adjacent to
at the rate of
compared with
in the case of
in the neighbourhood of
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɪˈsaɪd/
Etymology
From Middle English beside, besiden, bisyde (also besides > besides), from Old English be sīdan, bī sīdan (“by the side (of), on the side (of)”), equivalent to be- + side. Compare Saterland Frisian biesiede (“aside”), German Low German bisied (“aside”), German beiseite (“aside, to one side”). Compare also Dutch terzijde (“aside”).
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