beside

be·side  (b-sd)

prep.

1. At the side of; next to.

2.

a. In comparison with: a proposal that seems quite reasonable beside the others.

b. On an equal footing with: has earned a place beside the best performers in the business.

3. In addition to: "Many creatures beside man live in communities" (Stuart Chase). See Usage Note at besides.

4. Except for. See Usage Note at besides.

5. Not relevant to: a remark that was beside the point.

adv. Archaic

1. In addition.

2. Nearby.

Idiom:

beside (oneself)

In a state of extreme excitement or agitation: They were beside themselves with glee.

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[Middle English biside, from Old English be sdan : be, by; see by¹ + sde, side.]

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beside

prep

1. next to; at, by, or to the side of

2. as compared with

3. away from: beside the point

4. beside oneself overwhelmed; overwrought: beside oneself with grief

Adverb

at, by, to, or along the side of something or someone [Old English be sīdan]

Thesaurus

beside

preposition next to, near, close to, neighbouring, alongside, overlooking, next door to, adjacent to, at the side of, abreast of, cheek by jowl with beside yourself distraught, desperate, mad, distressed, frantic, frenzied, hysterical, insane, crazed, demented, unbalanced, uncontrolled, deranged, berserk, delirious, unhinged, very anxious, overwrought, apoplectic, out of your mind, at the end of your tether

USAGE People occasionally confuse beside and besides. Besides is used for mentioning something that adds to what you have already said, for example: I didn't feel like going and besides, I had nothing to wear. Beside usually means next to or at the side of something or someone, for example: he was standing beside me (not besides me).

Translations

beside [bɪˈsaɪd] prep → junto a, al lado de (= compared with); comparado con;

to be beside o.s. with anger → estar fuera de sí;

that's beside the point → eso no tiene nada que ver con el asunto

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beside [bɪˈsaɪd] prep → à côté de (= compared with); par rapport à;

that's beside the point → ça n'a rien à voir;

to be beside o.s. (with anger) → être hors de soi

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beside [bɪˈsaɪd] prep → neben +dat;

(with movement) → neben +acc;

to be beside o.s. → außer sich sein;

that's beside the point → das hat damit nichts zu tun

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beside [bɪˈsaɪd] prep → accanto a (= compared with); rispetto a, in confronto a;

to be beside o.s. (with anger) → essere fuori di sé;

that's beside the point → non c'entra

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beside

prep beside [biˈsaid]

1 by the side of or near beside the window; She sat beside her sister. langs بِجانِبِ до vedle, u ved siden af neben δίπλα σε junto a, al lado de kõrval, kõrvale کنار؛ مجاور vieressä, viereen auprès de, à côté de לְיָד के समीप, पास pokraj mellé di sisi, di samping hjá, við hliðina á accanto/vicino a ～のそばに 옆에 prie, šalia blakus; līdzās di sebelah naast ved siden av przy ao lado de lângă, alături de рядом, около vedľa, pri ob pored bredvid, intill อยู่ข้าง yanında 在...旁邊 поруч з; коло کے پہلو میں ، کے نزدیک gần 在...旁边

2 compared with She looks ugly beside her sister. langs بِالمُقارَنَةِ مَع в сравнение с ve srovnání, vedle sammenlignet med im Vergleich zu σε σύγκριση με al lado de võrreldes در مقایسه با verrattuna à côté de לְצַד के मुकाबले में u usporedbi sa mellett dibandingkan samanborið við rispetto a, in confronto a ～と比べて ...에 비해서 palyginti su līdzās dibandingkan dengan naast sammenliknet med w porównaniu z ao lado de faţă de по сравнению с vedľa, oproti v primerjavi z u poređenju sa jämfört med เทียบกับ ...-e göre, kıyasla 與...相比 порівнюючи з ساتھ ، کے مقابلے میں so với 与...相比

prep beˈsides

in addition to Is anyone coming besides John? buiten بالأضا فَةِ إلى освен mimo, kromě foruden; udover außer εκτός από aparte de, además de peale به علاوۀ lisäksi à part מִלְבַד के अलावा osim vkin, vmin kívül selain fyrir utan a parte, oltre a ～のほかに ...외에 be bez selain daripada behalve i tillegg til, foruten oprócz além de în afară de кроме; помимо okrem razen osim, osim toga []utom นอกจากนี้ ...-den/dan başka, ayrıca, bir de 除...之外 крім, опріч علاوہ ngoài ra 除...之外

adv

also These shoes are expensive – besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides. bowendien, buitendien بالأضافَةِ إلى освен това ještě, nadto foruden außerdem επιπλέον, επίσης además pealegi, lisaks همچنین؛ علاوه بر این lisäksi de plus חוּץ מִזֶה के अतिरिक्त dodatno amellett juga þar að auki inoltre その上 또, 게다가 be to bez tam; turklāt juga bovendien dessuten, for øvrig; i tillegg ponadto além disso în plus, pe lângă toate acestea кроме того; помимо того okrem povrh osim toga dessutom เช่นกัน ayrıca, bundan başka, üstelik 而且 крім того کے علاوہ ، مزید برآں hơn nữa 而且

be beside oneself (with)

to be in a state of very great, uncontrolled emotion She was beside herself with excitement as her holiday approached. buite jouself wees لايَتَمالَكُ نَفْسَهُ عن الغَضَب не съм на себе си být bez sebe, být nesvůj ved siden af sig selv außer sich sein εκτός εαυτού είμαι sí mismo no caber en, estar fuera de sí endast väljas olema خودباخته؛ هیجان زده olla suunniltaan se tenir ne plus (de) לָצֵאת מִגִדרוֹ आपे से बाहर biti izvan sebe magánkívül van tidak tahan diri frá sér, í uppnámi essere fuori di sé 我を忘れて 이성을 잃고 있다 netverti savo kailyje būt ārkārtīgi satrauktam lupa diri buiten zichzelf zijn være fra seg nie posiadać się (z) fora de si a nu se mai putea abţine (de la) вне себя быть от byť bez seba biti iz sebe biti van sebe vara utom sig ตื่นเต้นมาก kendini kaybetmek 發狂 бути без тями آپے سے باہر ہونا mừng quýnh lên 若狂

be beside the point

to be irrelevant You will have to go. Whether you want to go is beside the point. kom nie ter sprake nie خارجٌ عَنِ المَوْضوع не е важно nehrát žádnou roli være ligegyldigt nicht zur Sache gehören είμαι άσχετος με το θέμα venir al caso no asjasse mitte puutuma مربوط نبودن به موضوع olla sivuseikka hors de propos être לא לַעִנְיָן अप्रासंगिक ne imati značenja nem tartozik a tárgyhoz tidak relevan óviðkomandi, fyrir utan efnið non pertinente essere, essere estraneo (all'argomento trattato) 無関係の 요점을 벗어나 있다 nesvarbu tas neattiecas uz []; tas ir mazsvarīgi tidak ada kaitan ter zake doen niet uvedkommende być nieistotnym ser irrelevante a nu avea importanţă не относиться к делу nehrať žiadnu rolu biti postranskega pomena nevažno vara irrelevant, inte höra hit ไม่เกี่ยวข้อง konu dışı olmak, (hiç)ilgisi olmamak 離題 не стосуватися справи; бути не по суті غیر متعلق ہونا không thích hợp 离题