beside
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of BESIDE
1
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by the side of (someone or something)
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next to (someone or something)
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She sat beside him during dinner.
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The man beside her was wearing a brown suit and hat.
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They were walking beside me.
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Stand beside the statue and I'll take your picture.
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Their house is beside a small lake.
2
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in comparison with (something)
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These problems seem unimportant beside the potential benefits of the new system.
beside the point
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not related to the main idea that is being discussed
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not important
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No one knows what we did, but that's beside the point. What we did was wrong.
beside yourself
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not thinking clearly because you are feeling very strong emotions
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in a state of extreme excitement
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We were beside ourselves with anger/worry/embarrassment/joy.
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He was beside himself [=very upset] after hearing the bad news.
