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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage;

2. a message that departs from the main subject;
[syn: digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis]


ADVERB (6)

1. on or to one side;
- Example: "step aside"
- Example: "stood aside to let him pass"
- Example: "threw the book aside"
- Example: "put her sewing aside when he entered"

2. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts);
- Example: "brush the objections aside"
- Example: "pushed all doubts away"
[syn: aside, away]

3. not taken into account or excluded from consideration;
- Example: "these problems apart, the country is doing well"
- Example: "all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
[syn: apart, aside]

4. in a different direction;
- Example: "turn aside"
- Example: "turn away one's face"
- Example: "glanced away"
[syn: away, aside]

5. placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose;
- Example: "had a feeling of being set apart"
- Example: "quality sets it apart"
- Example: "a day set aside for relaxing"
[syn: aside, apart]

6. in reserve; not for immediate use;
- Example: "started setting aside money to buy a car"
- Example: "put something by for her old age"
- Example: "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
[syn: aside, by, away]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aside \A*side"\, adv. [Pref. a- + side.]
   1. On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or
      direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the
      way; apart.
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            Thou shalt set aside that which is full. --2 Kings
                                                  iv. 4.
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            But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king.
                                                  --Shak.
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            The flames were blown aside.          --Dryden.
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   2. Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy
      thoughts. "Lay aside every weight." --Heb. xii. 1.
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   3. So as to be heard by others; privately.
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            Then lords and ladies spake aside.    --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   To set aside (Law), to annul or defeat the effect or
      operation of, by a subsequent decision of the same or of a
      superior tribunal; to declare of no authority; as, to set
      aside a verdict or a judgment.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aside \A*side"\, n.
   Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer
   which the other players are not supposed to hear.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aside
    adv 1: on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him
           pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when
           he entered"
    2: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush
       the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" [syn:
       aside, away]
    3: not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these
       problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking
       aside, I think you're crazy" [syn: apart, aside]
    4: in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's
       face"; "glanced away" [syn: away, aside]
    5: 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" [syn: aside, apart]
    6: 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" [syn: aside, by,
       away]
    n 1: a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended
         for others on the stage
    2: a message that departs from the main subject [syn:
       digression, aside, excursus, divagation,
       parenthesis]