Beside
[bɪ'saɪd]
Definition
(n.) At the side of; on one side of.
(n.) Aside from; out of the regular course or order of; in a state of deviation from; out of.
(n.) Over and above; distinct from; in addition to.
(adv.) On one side.
(adv.) More than that; over and above; not included in the number, or in what has been mentioned; moreover; in addition.
Typist: Moira
Synonyms and Synonymous
prep. [1]. Near, close to, at the side of, by the side of.[2]. Except, save, over and above, in addition to, distinct from.[3]. Aside from, out of the way of, out of the course of, not according to.[4]. Out of, not in possession of.
ad. [1]. Moreover, yet, too, also, furthermore, more than that, over and above, in addition.[2]. Else.
Typist: Molly
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Close, near, alongside, additionally, over_and_above, together, moreover
ANT:Separate, apart, inclusively
Edited by Adrian
Definition
prep. and adv. by the side of near: over and above (in this sense now usually Besides′) distinct from: apart from not falling within as of a question resolution &c.—Beside the mark away from the mark aimed at irrelevant.—To be beside one's self to be out of one's senses.
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Examples
- A horn-handled clasp knife was lying in a pool of blood beside him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He sat down beside her and waited; but suddenly he heard a step echoing far off down the empty rooms, and felt the pressure of the minutes. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Selden, with a slight laugh, sat down beside her on the little sofa which projected from the hearth. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Selden followed her, and still without speaking they seated themselves on a bench beside the fountain. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She seated herself beside her uncle opposite to Will, and was evidently preoccupied with something that made her almost unmindful of him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He brought the whiskey in a glass with ice and beside the glass on a tray a small bottle of soda. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Gurt kept close beside Maurice, fighting like the old sea-dog he was, and got a nasty stab in the thigh, which brought him to the ground. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I then knelt down beside the fearsome-looking thing, and raising it to its feet motioned for it to follow me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- We passed a long column of loaded mules, the drivers walking along beside the mules wearing red fezzes. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was amazing through how many hours at a time she would remain beside him, in a crouching attitude, attentive to his slightest moan. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- After a while, he laid his hand on Tom's, who was kneeling beside him, and said, Tom! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Gerty knelt beside her, waiting, with the patience born of experience, till this gust of misery should loosen fresh speech. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He grasped the end and was soon sitting beside us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- If he went on beside him, he observed him with the slyness of an old white fox. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- When she was gone, Lady Dedlock sat down on the seat beside me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Night was far advanced, when I came to the half-way resting-place, and seated myself beside the fountain. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Here was one centre then, here in the complete darkness beside the unseen, raw grave. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I sat down beside the fire, however, with the intention of awaiting him, however long he might be. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- On his inquiring if he might have a conversation with her she replied, Yes, walk beside me, and continued to move on. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- And now come and sit beside me for a little while, and touch me with your hand. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She might stand beside any lady in the land, and only look the better for it. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But how puny and harmless they now looked beside this huge and terrific incarnation of hate, of vengeance and of death. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Stooping, he crawled into the shelter beside the wounded officer, and placed a cool hand upon his forehead. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I know it all,' he said, taking a seat beside the lovely girl. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- She has had a good example before her all her life, my dear, Mr. March whispered back, with a loving look at the worn face and gray head beside him. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- However, that's beside the question. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Robert Jordan lay in the robe beside the girl Maria who was still sleeping. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He had seen them shot and left to swell beside the road, nobody bothering to do more than strip them of their cartridges and their valuables. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The old man took his glasses off, and mildly laid them down beside him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He sat down, and made me sit beside him. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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