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- DictionaryA·side/əˈsīd/
adverb
- 1. to one side; out of the way: "he pushed his plate aside"
noun
- 1. a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play: "Shakespeare's use of asides and soliloquies"
noun. 1. : an utterance not meant to be heard by someone. especially : an actor's speech heard by the audience but supposedly not by other characters. 2. : a comment or discussion that does not relate directly to the main subject being discussed : digression. He frequently interrupted his narrative with amusing asides. aside. 3 of 3. preposition.
ASIDE definition: 1. on or to one side: 2. If you put or set aside money, you save it for a particular purpose: 3…. Learn more.
1. on or to one side: they stood aside to let him pass. 2. out of hearing; in or into seclusion: he took her aside to tell her of his plan. 3. away from oneself: he threw the book aside. 4. out of mind or consideration: he put aside all fears. 5. in or into reserve: to put aside money for old age.
Aside definition: on or to one side; to or at a short distance apart; away from some position or direction. See examples of ASIDE used in a sentence.
us / əˈsaɪd / uk / əˈsaɪd /. a remark that someone makes in a quiet voice because they do not want everyone to hear it: a whispered aside. a remark or story in a speech or text that is not part of the main subject: The informative asides about rural life make this wine guide rather special.
If something's aside, it's not in the middle of things — it's off to the side, either literally or figuratively, as with the papers and books you push aside on the couch, to make room to sit.
You use aside to indicate that you have finished talking about something, or that you are leaving it out of your discussion, and that you are about to talk about something else. Leaving aside the nutritional argument, these loaves are better value. Emotional arguments aside, here are the facts.
Check pronunciation: aside. Definition of aside adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
away from a present group, especially for reasons of privacy; off to another part, as of a room; into or to a separate place: He took him aside and talked business. in spite of; put apart; notwithstanding: all kidding aside; unusual circumstances aside.
Definitions of 'aside' adverb and noun uses. 1. If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you. [...] 2. If you take or draw someone aside, you take them a little way away from a group of people in order to talk to them in private. [...] 3. If you move aside, you get out of someone's way. [...] More. Synonyms of 'aside'
