beside

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English

Etymology

From Middle English beside, besiden, bisyde (also besides > besides), from Old English be sīdan, bī sīdan (“by the side (of), on the side (of)”), equivalent to be- +‎ side. Compare Saterland Frisian biesiede (“aside”), German Low German bisied (“aside”), German beiseite (“aside, to one side”). Compare also Dutch terzijde (“aside”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɪˈsaɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɪˈsaɪd/, /biˈsaɪd/, /bəˈsaɪd/
• (Canada, idle-idol split) IPA^(key): /bɪˈsʌɪd/
• Rhymes: -aɪd

Preposition

beside

1. Next to; at the side of.

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Not relevant to.

3. Besides; in addition to.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with besides. See w:Adverbial genitive.

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

beside (not comparable)

1. Otherwise; else; in addition; besides.
   • April 8 1805, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Orange Blossom"

See also

• para-

References

• “beside”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• beedis