besidesadverb, preposition
uk/bɪˈsaɪdz/us/bɪˈsaɪdz/B1 in addition to; also:
She won't mind if you're late - besides, it's hardly your fault.
Do you play any other sports besides basketball?
More examples
- The fair takes place every June with bands, theatre and much more besides.
- The author's wife was a good editor, besides being a great writer herself.
- There's plenty of other things to do in Gothenburg at night besides drink.
- His real love, besides his guitar playing, is ultimately songwriting.
- "I'm much too old for you," he said, "and besides, I'm married."
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Also, extra, and in addition
- added
- additional
- again
- along
- also
- case
- for good measure idiom
- for luck idiom
- furthermore
- hand
- have sth in hand idiom
- icing
- say
- second 1
- thirdly
- to boot idiom
- to cap it all idiom
- to say nothing of ... idiom
- together
- yet
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