Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- preposition At the side of; next to.
- preposition In comparison with.
- preposition On an equal footing with.
- preposition In addition to.
- preposition Except for.
- preposition Not relevant to.
- adverb In addition.
- adverb Nearby.
- idiom (beside (oneself)) In a state of extreme excitement or agitation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
besides , which is now the common form. - At the side of; near: as, sit down beside me, or beside the stream.
- Over and above; distinct from.
- Out of; away from.
- Apart from; not connected with; not according to.
- Contrary to.
- Out of; in a state deviating from.
- Without.
- Synonyms Beside, Besides. Beside, by the side of; besides, in addition to.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- preposition At the side of; on one side of.
- preposition Aside from; out of the regular course or order of; in a state of deviation from; out of.
- preposition Over and above; distinct from; in addition to.
- preposition to be out of one's wits or senses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- preposition
Next to; at theside of. - preposition Not
relevant to.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He thinks of being AWOL, and likes the idea of the label beside his name, the sense it gives of who he is.
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He thinks of being AWOL, and likes the idea of the label beside his name, the sense it gives of who he is.
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He thinks of being AWOL, and likes the idea of the label beside his name, the sense it gives of who he is.
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Boucheau, the name beside the bottom button reads.
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Boucheau, the name beside the bottom button reads.
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I rolled down the window, looked at his shield and the name beside his photo, and smiled.
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I think it was a real aesthetic satisfaction; I know they would talk of it afterward for hours, with sighing comparisons of the "form" of the young men of Elgin, which they called beside Hesketh's quite outre.
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... but a label beside each flavor helps the process greatly especially when the loud speakers are blaring in the background.
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... but a label beside each flavor helps the process greatly especially when the loud speakers are blaring in the background.
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I backed up and tried pulling in beside the toilet.
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