aside

Noun · Adverb
Synonyms: digressionexcursusdivagationparenthesisawayapartby

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 subjectSynonyms: digressionexcursusdivagationparenthesis

Adverb (6)

  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”Synonyms: 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”Synonyms: apart
  4. in a different direction“turn aside”“turn away one's face”“glanced away”Synonyms: away
  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”Synonyms: 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”Synonyms: byaway
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt set aside that which is full.— 2 Kings iv. 4.[1913 Webster]
But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
The flames were blown aside.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

2.Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts. "Lay aside every weight." --Heb. xii. 1. [1913 Webster]

3.So as to be heard by others; privately. [1913 Webster]

Then lords and ladies spake aside.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Aside \A*side"\, n. Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear. [1913 Webster]
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