aside
Noun · AdverbOpen English WordNet
Adverb (6)
- on or to one side“step aside”“stood aside to let him pass”“threw the book aside”“put her sewing aside when he entered”
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)“brush the objections aside”“pushed all doubts away”Synonyms: away
- 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
- in a different direction“turn aside”“turn away one's face”“glanced away”Synonyms: away
- 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
- 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
Noun (2)
- a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stageType of actor's line, speech
- a message that departs from the main subjectSynonyms: digressionexcursusdivagationparenthesisType of message, content
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Translations
Adverb to or on one side
- Spanish
- aparte
- German
- beiseite
- Italian
- a parte
- Dutch
- opzij
- Polish
- na bok
- Hungarian
- félre
- Albanian
- mënjanë
- Finnish
- sivuun
- Norwegian
- til side
- Romanian
- deoparte
1 more language
- Scottish Gaelic
- air leth
Noun an incidental remark made quietly
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: 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.
Thou shalt set aside that which is full.— 2 Kings iv. 4.
But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king.— William Shakespeare
The flames were blown aside.— John Dryden
2. Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts. “Lay aside every weight.” Heb. xii. 1.
3. So as to be heard by others; privately.
Then lords and ladies spake aside.— Sir Walter Scott
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.
Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54