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a·side
(ə-sīd′)adv.
1. To or toward the side: step aside.
2. Out of one's thoughts or mind: put my doubts aside.
3. Apart: a day set aside for relaxing.
4. In reserve; away: put a little money aside.
prep.
Being excepted or excluded from consideration: All joking aside, can you swim two miles?
n.
1. A piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage.
2. A remark made in an undertone so as to be inaudible to others nearby.
3. A parenthetical departure; a digression.
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aside
(əˈsaɪd)adv
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. aside from (preposition) chiefly
a. besides: he has money aside from his possessions.
b. except for: he has nothing aside from the clothes he stands in. Compare apart7
n
7. (Theatre) something spoken by an actor, intended to be heard by the audience, but not by the others on stage
8. any confidential statement spoken in undertones
9. a digression
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a•side
(əˈsaɪd)adv.
1. on or to one side; to or at a short distance away.
2. away from one's thoughts or consideration: to put one's cares aside.
3. in reserve; in a separate place, as for safekeeping: to put some money aside.
4. away from a present group or area, esp. for privacy: He took her aside to discuss the plan.
5. put apart; notwithstanding: all kidding aside.
n. 6. something spoken by an actor to or for the audience and supposedly not heard by others on stage.
7. words spoken so as not to be heard by one or more persons present.
8. a temporary departure from a main theme or topic; brief digression.
Idioms: aside from,
a. apart from; besides; excluding.
b. except for.
[1350–1400]
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2. | aside - out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" | |
3. | aside - not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" | |
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5. | aside - placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" | |
6. | aside - in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" |
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aside
adverb
1. to one side, away, alone, separately, apart, alongside, beside, out of the way, on one side, to the side, in isolation, in reserve, out of mind She closed the book and laid it aside.
2. apart, notwithstanding Emotional arguments aside, here are the facts.
noun
1. interpolation, remark, parenthesis, digression, interposition, confidential remark She mutters an aside to the camera.
aside from apart from, but, save, other than, excluding, besides, except for, not counting Aside from these few niggles, all is clear.
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aside
nounAn instance of digressing:
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Translations
جانِبَاًجانِباً
stranoupoznámka stranou
sidebemærkningtil side
sivuun
sa strane
félreszólás
til hliîar
わきへ
한쪽으로
atidėtiį šalįpašnibždėjimas
malāsānissānisremarka
poznámka vyslovená bokom
pročvstran
åt sidan
ข้างๆ
aparkenarkenarayan sözyana
qua một bên
aside
[əˈsaɪd]When aside is an element in a phrasal verb, eg brush aside, cast aside, put aside, stand aside, look up the verb.
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
aside
adv
(with verbal element) → zur Seite, beiseite; to set something aside for somebody → für jdn etw beiseitelegen; to turn aside → sich zur Seite drehen, sich abwenden (esp fig)
(Theat etc) → beiseite
(esp US) aside from → außer; aside from demanding an extra 10% … → außer einer Zusatzforderung von 10% …; aside from being chairman of this committee he is … → außer Vorsitzender dieses Ausschusses ist er auch …; this criticism, aside from being wrong, is … → diese Kritik ist nicht nur falsch, sondern …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
aside
(əˈsaid) adverb on or to one side. They stood aside to let her pass; I've put aside two tickets for you to collect.
noun words spoken (especially by an actor) which other people (on the stage) are not supposed to hear. She whispered an aside to him.
put aside (often with for) to keep (something) for a particular person or occasion. Would you put this book aside for me and I'll collect it later; We have put aside the dress you ordered.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
aside
→ جانِباً stranou til side beiseite δίπλα a un lado sivuun de côté sa strane da parte わきへ 한쪽으로 opzij side na bok à parte, de lado в сторону åt sidan ข้างๆ kenar qua một bên 在旁边Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
aside
adv. aparte, a un lado;
vt.
to lay ___ → dejar de lado.
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