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aside

UK/əˈsaɪd/ US/ʌˈsaɪd/ common
adverb (6) noun (2)

adverb

1.

on or to one side

  • “step aside”
  • “stood aside to let him pass”
  • “threw the book aside”
  • “put her sewing aside when he entered”
2.

out of the way (especially away from one''s thoughts)

  • “brush the objections aside”
  • “pushed all doubts away”
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3.

not taken into account or excluded from consideration

  • “these problems apart, the country is doing well”
  • “all joking aside, I think you”
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4.

in a different direction

  • “turn aside”
  • “turn away one”
  • “;”
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5.

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”
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6.

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”
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noun

1.

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

2.

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • all jokes aside
  • all joking aside
  • all kidding aside
  • as an aside
  • aside from
  • brush aside
  • cast aside
  • jokes aside
  • kidding aside

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