BESIDE Definition & Meaning

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beside

[bih-sahyd]

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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.

adverb

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

beside

/ ��ɪˈ��ɪ�� /

preposition

next to; at, by, or to the side of
as compared with
away from; wide of
beside the point
archaic��besides
overwhelmed; overwrought
beside oneself with grief

adverb

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

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Confusables Note

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.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of beside¹

before 1000; Middle English; earlier bi-siden, Old English bī sīdan, be sīdan; be-, side ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of beside¹

Old English be sīdan ; see _by , _side

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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.

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"I've felt it with my own parents," she says, speaking to me beside Boyle.

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The children's home manager, who was planning to celebrate her 50th birthday at the gig, said: "I couldn't wait. I was beside myself that I could get tickets, and we could all experience it together, because it's probably the last time that they'll ever do a tour."

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On a much windier day last week, on a beach beside an old Bourbon-era fort in the village of Ambleteuse, I met a former fisherman, Stéphane Pinto, who is now the local mayor.

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We arrived, some minutes later, at a shingle beach beside the old fishing village of Audresselles, just south of Cap Gris-Nez.

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This normally happens in the dunes and forests on the coast or beside rivers and canals.

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