aside
/əˈsʌɪd
/adverb
1To one side; out of the way: he pushed his plate aside they stood aside to let a car pass she must put aside all her antagonistic feelings...
- As Julie faces a possible future without the love of her life, she must push her fears aside and stand by Luke through thick and thin.
- No matter what feelings she was going through, she needed to put them aside and fight along side her brother.
- She mentally pushed the pain aside and stood slowly.
Synonyms
to one side, to the side;
on one side, alongside;
apart, away, separately, alone, by oneself/itself, distant, detached, in isolation
1.1In reserve; for future use: she set aside some money for rent...
- All insurance companies have special experts called actuaries, who assess how much money needs to be put aside in reserve for future claims against an insurance company.
- It is never too soon to start putting money aside for your future.
- The upcoming wedding is eating into the couple's savings, making it a challenge to put aside money for the future.
1.2Used to indicate that one is dismissing a topic or changing to a new subject: joking aside, I’ve certainly had my fill...
- Leaving aside potential issues with subject matter, it's a bit of a one-trick horse, isn't it, with the flashbacks and all?
- We are speeding up, and given this rate we should catch up pretty quick - even leaving aside the new wildly new cool things we are planning to launch in the next few months.
- But all joking aside, most of the celebrities we spoke to agreed that America made its decision, and it was definitely time to move forward.
Synonyms
apart, notwithstanding
noun
1A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but is supposed to be unheard by the other characters in the play: Shakespeare’s use of asides and soliloquies...
- The revenger also usually had a very close relationship with the audience through soliloquies and asides.
- He created a half-dozen memorable characters that often winked and made funny, out-of-context asides to the audience, and no one topped him at ad-libbing.
- This adaptation emphasises the inherent humour of the play, especially in the devil's asides and monologues.
Synonyms
whispered remark, confidential remark, stage whisper;
soliloquy, monologue, apostrophe;
casual remark, throwaway line;
digression, parenthetic remark, incidental remark, obiter dictum, deviation, departure, red herring, excursus
archaic excursion
1.1An incidental remark, or one not intended to be heard by everyone present: ‘Does that make him a murderer?’ whispered Alice in an aside to Fred...
- She felt herself unable to face the whispered asides and scornful remarks which would accompany her acceptance of any offer.
- The distressed skipper heard an aside which sounded something like - ‘that tells us a lot’.
Phrases
aside from
take (or draw) someone aside
Origin
Middle English (originally on side): see a2, side.