ASIDE

apart, aside

(adverb) not taken into account or excluded from consideration; “these problems apart, the country is doing well”; “all joking aside, I think you’re crazy”

aside, by, away

(adverb) 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”

aside

(adverb) on or to one side; “step aside”; “stood aside to let him pass”; “threw the book aside”; “put her sewing aside when he entered”

aside, away

(adverb) out of the way (especially away from one’s thoughts); “brush the objections aside”; “pushed all doubts away”

aside, apart

(adverb) 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”

away, aside

(adverb) in a different direction; “turn aside”; “turn away one’s face”; “glanced away”

digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis

(noun) a message that departs from the main subject

aside

(noun) a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

aside (not comparable)

To or on one side so as to be out of the way.

Postposition

aside

aside from

Noun

aside (plural asides)

An incidental remark made quietly so as to be heard by the person to whom it is said and not by any others in the vicinity.

(theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.

A minor related mention, an afterthought.

Synonyms

• sidebar

• side note

Anagrams

• Daise, Desai, Sadie, aides, daies, ideas, saide

Source: Wiktionary


A*side", adv. Etym: [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. Shak. The flames were blown aside. 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 W. 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.

A*side", n.

Definition: Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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