Aside Meaning
/əˈsaɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advTo or on one side so as to be out of the way.
advExcluded from consideration.
Sentence Examples
Aside from his salary, he receives money from investments.
Looks aside, she is very good-natured.
I tossed the book aside and got up.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She pulled her friend ____ to whisper a secret during the boring lecture.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He pushed his plate ____ because he was already full from the soup.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king."
— c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
"[…] and thou shalt set aside that which is full."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Kings 4:4:
"The storm rush'd in, and Arcite stood aghast; / The flames were blown aside, yet shone they bright, / Fann'd by the wind, and gave a ruffled light."
— 1700, John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite, book 3, translation of The Knight's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer:
"Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
"An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’."
— 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part I, London: Collins, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She pulled her friend ____ to whisper a secret during the boring lecture.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He pushed his plate ____ because he was already full from the soup.