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beside

/bɪˈsaɪd/ UK
/bɪˈsaɪd/ US
/biˈsaɪd/ US
/bəˈsaɪd/ US
/bɪˈsʌɪd/

Rhymes with -aɪd

Where it comes from

From Middle English beside, besiden, bisyde (also besides > besides), from Old English be sīdan, bī sīdan (“by the side (of), on the side (of)”). Compare Saterland Frisian biesiede (“aside”), German Low German bisied (“aside”), German beiseite (“aside, to one side”). Compare also Dutch terzijde (“aside”). By surface analysis, be- + side.

preposition

Next to; at the side of. A small table beside the bed
Not relevant to. That is beside the point / beside the topic / beside the subject / beside the focus of this discussion.
Besides; in addition to. I'll need another dictionary beside this one.
Opposite: aside

adverb

literary, not comparable, poetic Otherwise; else; in addition; besides. To all beside, as much an empty shade, An Eugene living, as a Caesar dead.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: also, as well, too, likewise, furthermore, moreover, additionally, nearly, almost, near, beyond, closely, next, apart, around, outside

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prep not relevant to

Português	irrelevante para
Français	outre
Deutsch	neben
Ελληνικά	εκτός ektós
Русский	поми́мо pomímo

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@misc{beside_2026,
  title = {beside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}