beside

beside

at the side of: She stood beside me.

Not to be confused with:

besides – in addition to: Who is going besides me?

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be·side

 (bĭ-sīd′)

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 sīdan : be, by; see by¹ + sīde, side.]

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beside

(bɪˈsaɪd)

prep

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

2. as compared with

3. away from; wide of: beside the point.

4. archaic besides

5. beside oneself (often foll by: with) overwhelmed; overwrought: beside oneself with grief.

adv

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

[Old English be sīdan; see by, side]

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be•side

(bɪˈsaɪd)

prep.

1. by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me.

2. compared with: Beside her other writers seem amateurish.

3. apart from: beside the point.

4. besides (defs. 4, 5).

adv.

5. along the side of something: We walked, and the dog ran along beside.

6. Archaic. besides (def. 2).

Idioms:

beside oneself, frantic; distraught.

[before 1000; Middle English; Old English bī sīdan, be sīdan; see be-, side]

usage: For the prepositional meanings “over and above, in addition to” and “except” besides is preferred, esp. in edited writing.

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beside

– besides

1. 'beside'

If one thing is beside another, it is next to it or at the side of it.

Beside the shed was a huge tree.

I sat down beside my wife.

2. 'besides' used as a preposition

Besides means 'in addition to' or 'as well as'.

What languages do you know besides Arabic and English?

There was only one person besides Jacques who knew Lorraine.

3. 'besides' used to link clauses

You can use besides to introduce a clause beginning with an -ing form.

He writes novels and poems, besides working as a journalist.

Besides being good company, he was always ready to try anything.

Be Careful!
You must use an -ing form in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'He writes novels and poems besides he works as a journalist'.

4. 'besides' used as an adverb

You can use besides when you are making an additional point or giving an additional reason that you think is important.

I'll only be gone for five days, and besides, you'll have fun while I'm away.

The house was too big. Besides, we couldn't afford it.

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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 On the table beside an empty plate was a pile of books.

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 He was beside himself with anxiety.

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Translations

بِالمُقارَنَةِ مَعبِجَانِببِجانِبِ

vedleuve srovnání

ved siden af

nebenim Vergleich zu

δίπλαδίπλα σεεκτός

al lado dejunto a

vieressä

auprès deoutresuràà côté de

pored

mellé

hjá, viî hliîina ásamanboriî viî

accantovicino aaffiancareaffiancarsifuori di s

･･･のそばに

...의 옆에

be tonesvarbunetverti savo kailyjepalyginti suprie

blakuslīdzās

naast

ved siden avpå siden

obokpoza

ao lado de

возлерядом

poleg

bredvid

ข้างๆ

yanında-e görekıyasla

bên cạnh

与...相比在...旁边在旁边

beside

[bɪˈsaɪd] PREP

1. (= at the side of) → al lado de, junto a; (= near) → cerca de
to be beside o.s (with anger) → estar fuera de sí; (with joy) → estar loco de alegría
that's beside the point → eso no tiene nada que ver con el asunto, eso no viene al caso

2. (= compared with) → comparado con
what is that beside victory? → ¿y eso qué importa comparado con la victoria?

3. (= in addition to) → además de, aparte de; (= apart from) → aparte de

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beside

[bɪˈsaɪd] prep

(= next to) → à côté de
beside the television → à côté de la télévision

(= compared with) → par rapport à

to be beside o.s. (= angry) → être hors de soi
He was beside himself → Il était hors de lui. (= excited) → être surexcité(e)
to be beside o.s. with anxiety → être mort(e) d'inquiétude
to be beside o.s. with anger → être hors de soi
to be beside o.s. with excitement → être surexcité(e)

that's beside the point (= irrelevant) → cela n'a rien à voir

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

beside

prep

(= at the side of) → neben (+dat or with motion +acc); (= at the edge of) road, river → an (+dat or with motion +acc); beside the road → am Straßenrand

(= compared with) → neben (+dat); if you put it beside the original → wenn man es neben dem Original sieht

(= irrelevant to) to be beside the point → damit nichts zu tun haben

to be beside oneself (with anger) → außer sich sein (with vor); (with joy also) → sich nicht mehr zu lassen wissen (with vor)

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beside

[bɪˈsaɪd] prep (at the side of) → accanto a, vicino a; (compared with) → rispetto a, in confronto a
to be beside o.s. (with) (anger, joy) → essere fuori di sé (da)
that's beside the point → questo non c'entra niente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

beside

(biˈsaid) preposition

1. by the side of or near. beside the window; She sat beside her sister. langs بِجانِبِ до ao lado de vedle, u neben ved siden af δίπλα σεjunto a, al lado de kõrval, kõrvale کنار؛ مجاور vierellä auprès de, à côté deליד के समीप, पास pokraj mellé di sisi, di samping hjá, við hliðina á accanto/vicino a ～のそばに …의 옆(곁)에 prie, šalia blakus; līdzās di sebelah naastved siden avprzyao 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 ao lado de ve srovnání, vedle im Vergleich zu sammenlignet med 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 …과 비교하면 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

beˈsides preposition

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

adverb

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 além disso ještě, nadto außerdem foruden επιπλέον, επίσηςademás pealegi, lisaks همچنین؛ علاوه بر این sitä paitsi de plus חוּץ מִזֶה के अतिरिक्त dodatno amellett juga þar að auki inoltre その上 게다가 be to bez tam; turklāt juga bovendien dessuten, for øvrig; i tilleggponadto پدی کبله 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 fora de si být bez sebe, být nesvůj außer sich sein ved siden af sig selv είμαι εκτός εαυτού no caber en sí mismo, estar fuera de sí endast väljas olema خودباخته؛ هیجان زده olla suunniltaan ne plus se tenir (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 기뻐서 어쩔 줄 모르다 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) быть вне себя от byť bez seba biti iz sebe biti van sebe vara utom sig ตื่นเต้นมาก kendini kaybetmek 處於情緒亢奮的狀態 бути без тями آپے سے باہر ہونا mừng quýnh lên 若狂，忘乎所以

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 ser irrelevante nehrát žádnou roli nicht zur Sache gehören være ligegyldigt είμαι άσχετος με το θέμα no venir al caso asjasse mitte puutuma مربوط نبودن به موضوع merkityksetön être hors de propos לא לַעִנְיָן अप्रासंगिक ne imati značenja nem tartozik a tárgyhoz tidak relevan óviðkomandi, fyrir utan efnið essere non pertinente, essere estraneo (all'argomento trattato) 無関係の 요점에서 벗어나 있다 nesvarbu tas neattiecas uz []; tas ir mazsvarīgi tidak ada kaitan niet ter zake doen 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

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beside

→ بِجَانِب vedle ved siden af neben δίπλα σε al lado de vieressä à côté de pored vicino a ･･･のそばに ...의 옆에 naast ved siden av obok ao lado de рядом bredvid ข้างๆ yanında bên cạnh 在旁边

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beside

adv. además;

prep. al lado de, cerca de, junto a;

___ oneself → fuera de sí, loco-a.

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