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aside

American  
[uh-sahyd] / əˈsaɪd /

adverb

  1. on or to one side; to or at a short distance apart; away from some position or direction.

    to turn aside; to move the chair aside.

  2. away from one's thoughts or consideration.

    to put one's cares aside.

  3. in reserve; in a separate place, as for safekeeping; apart; away.

    to put some money aside for a rainy day.

  4. away from a present group, especially for reasons of privacy; off to another part, as of a room; into or to a separate place.

    He took him aside and talked business.

  5. in spite of; put apart; notwithstanding.

    all kidding aside; unusual circumstances aside.

noun

  1. a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.

  2. words spoken so as not to be heard by others present.

  3. a temporary departure from a main theme or topic, especially a parenthetical comment or remark; short digression.

idioms

  1. aside from,

    1. apart from; besides; excluding.

      Aside from her salary, she receives money from investments.

    2. except for.

      They had no more food, aside from a few stale rolls.
aside British  
/ əˈsaɪd /

adverb

  1. on or to one side

    they stood aside to let him pass

  2. out of hearing; in or into seclusion

    he took her aside to tell her of his plan

  3. away from oneself

    he threw the book aside

  4. out of mind or consideration

    he put aside all fears

  5. in or into reserve

    to put aside money for old age

  6. (preposition)

    1. besides

      he has money aside from his possessions

    2. except for Compare apart

      he has nothing aside from the clothes he stands in
"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

noun

  1. something spoken by an actor, intended to be heard by the audience, but not by the others on stage

  2. any confidential statement spoken in undertones

  3. a digression

"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
aside More Idioms  

  1. see all joking aside; lay aside; set aside; take aside.

Other Word Forms

  • quasi-aside adverb

Etymology

Origin of aside

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; a- 1, side 1

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.