beside

[ bih-sahyd ]

/ bɪˈsaɪd /

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preposition

by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me.

compared with: Beside him other writers seem amateurish.

apart from; not connected with: beside the point; beside the question.

besides (defs. 4, 5).

adverb

along the side of something: The family rode in the carriage, and the dog ran along beside.

besides (def. 2).

Idioms for beside

beside oneself, almost out of one's senses from a strong emotion, as from joy, delight, anger, fear, or grief: He was beside himself with rage when the train left without him.

Origin of beside

before 1000; Middle English; earlier bi-siden,Old English bī sīdan, be sīdan;see be-, side¹

words often confused with beside

For the prepositional meanings “over and above, in addition to” and “except” besides is preferred, especially in edited writing: Besides these honors he received a sum of money. We heard no other sound besides the breaking surf. However, beside sometimes occurs with these meanings as well.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beside

beside , besides (see usage note at the current entry)

Words nearby beside

set in one's ways, be, besetting, beshow, beshrew, Besht, beside, beside oneself, besides, beside the point, besiege, Beskids

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Example sentences from the Web for beside

Beside that man is yet another Trinidadian, widely identified as Shazam Mohammed.
ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do|Michael Daly|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It may be kind of beside the point to argue whether a gubernatorial candidate is close to Obama,” he said.
Even Local School Board Members Are Running Against Obama|Center for Public Integrity|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But what—beside perhaps killing ISIS members—could The Artist Formerly Known As Blackwater do for the world today?
Blackwater Founder Wants to Fight Ebola, ISIS, and for the GOP to ‘Get Off Their Ass’|Asawin Suebsaeng|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beside the mug shot of McCollum was one of a man named Wayne Laws.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat|Michael Daly|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A city garbage truck hit him and left him where he stopped rolling, beside the road on a hill half a mile from the house.
The Stacks: A Dog Dies, a Boy Grows Up|Pete Dexter|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The men rode toward the rear of the herd, one on each side, and Arlie fell in beside her old playmate, Dick.
A Texas Ranger|William MacLeod Raine
Madame, however, paid but little heed to Kathleen; she was beside herself with rage.
The Crime Club|William Holt-White
Beside it, a tall needle of rock, serrated and sharp, shot up.
My New Curate|P.A. Sheehan
He climbed on to a little hillock just beside the ravine in which the railway ran.
The Duel|A. I. Kuprin
When the toast was made Tris helped Denas to her feet; he put her chair to the table, he put his own beside it.
A Singer from the Sea|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

British Dictionary definitions for beside

beside

/ (bɪˈsaɪd) /

preposition

next to; at, by, or to the side of

as compared with

away from; wide ofbeside the point

archaic besides

beside oneself (postpositive often foll by with) overwhelmed; overwroughtbeside oneself with grief

adverb

at, by, to, or along the side of something or someone

Word Origin for beside

Old English be sīdan; see by, side

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	beside
释义	beside [ bih-sahyd ] / bɪˈsaɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR beside ON THESAURUS.COM preposition by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me. compared with: Beside him other writers seem amateurish. apart from; not connected with: beside the point; beside the question. besides (defs. 4, 5). adverb along the side of something: The family rode in the carriage, and the dog ran along beside. besides (def. 2). Idioms for beside beside oneself, almost out of one's senses from a strong emotion, as from joy, delight, anger, fear, or grief: He was beside himself with rage when the train left without him. Origin of beside before 1000; Middle English; earlier bi-siden,Old English bī sīdan, be sīdan;see be-, side¹ words often confused with beside For the prepositional meanings “over and above, in addition to” and “except” besides is preferred, especially in edited writing: Besides these honors he received a sum of money. We heard no other sound besides the breaking surf. However, beside sometimes occurs with these meanings as well. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beside beside , besides (see usage note at the current entry) Words nearby beside set in one's ways, be, besetting, beshow, beshrew, Besht, beside, beside oneself, besides, beside the point, besiege, Beskids Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beside Beside that man is yet another Trinidadian, widely identified as Shazam Mohammed. ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do\|Michael Daly\|October 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “It may be kind of beside the point to argue whether a gubernatorial candidate is close to Obama,” he said. Even Local School Board Members Are Running Against Obama\|Center for Public Integrity\|October 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But what—beside perhaps killing ISIS members—could The Artist Formerly Known As Blackwater do for the world today? Blackwater Founder Wants to Fight Ebola, ISIS, and for the GOP to ‘Get Off Their Ass’\|Asawin Suebsaeng\|September 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Beside the mug shot of McCollum was one of a man named Wayne Laws. How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat\|Michael Daly\|September 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A city garbage truck hit him and left him where he stopped rolling, beside the road on a hill half a mile from the house. The Stacks: A Dog Dies, a Boy Grows Up\|Pete Dexter\|June 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The men rode toward the rear of the herd, one on each side, and Arlie fell in beside her old playmate, Dick. A Texas Ranger\|William MacLeod Raine Madame, however, paid but little heed to Kathleen; she was beside herself with rage. The Crime Club\|William Holt-White Beside it, a tall needle of rock, serrated and sharp, shot up. My New Curate\|P.A. Sheehan He climbed on to a little hillock just beside the ravine in which the railway ran. The Duel\|A. I. Kuprin When the toast was made Tris helped Denas to her feet; he put her chair to the table, he put his own beside it. A Singer from the Sea\|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr British Dictionary definitions for beside beside / (bɪˈsaɪd) / preposition next to; at, by, or to the side of as compared with away from; wide ofbeside the point archaic besides beside oneself (postpositive often foll by with) overwhelmed; overwroughtbeside oneself with grief adverb at, by, to, or along the side of something or someone Word Origin for beside Old English be sīdan; see by, side Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to beside adjoining, alongside, aside, by, cheek by jowl, near, nearby, neck and neck, neighboring, opposite, round, side by side, with, abreast of, close at hand, close upon, fornent, next door to, nigh, overlooking
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beside

preposition

adverb

Idioms for beside

Origin of beside

words often confused with beside

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beside

Words nearby beside

Example sentences from the Web for beside

British Dictionary definitions for beside

preposition

adverb

Word Origin for beside

Words related to beside