aside

aside
I. adverb Date: 14th century 1. to or toward the side <
stepped aside
>
2. away from others or into privacy <
pulled him aside
>
3. out of the way especially for future use ; away <
putting aside savings
>
4. away from one's thought or consideration <
jesting aside
>
II. preposition Date: 1592 obsolete beyond, past III. noun Date: circa 1751 1. an utterance meant to be inaudible to someone; especially an actor's speech heard by the audience but supposedly not by other characters 2. a straying from the theme ; digression

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • aside — [ə sīd′] adv. [ME < on side: see A 1 & SIDE] 1. on or to one side [pull the curtains aside] 2. away; in reserve [put the book aside for me] 3. out of the way; out of one s mind [lay the proposal aside temporarily ] …   English World dictionary

  • aside — ► ADVERB 1) to one side; out of the way. 2) in reserve. ► NOUN 1) an actor s remark addressed to the audience rather than the other characters. 2) an incidental remark. ● aside from Cf. ↑aside f …   English terms dictionary

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  • Aside — A*side , n. Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • aside — I [[t]əsa͟ɪd[/t]] ADVERB AND NOUN USES ♦♦♦ asides (In addition to the uses shown below, aside is used in phrasal verbs such as cast aside , stand aside , and step aside .) 1) ADV: ADV after v If you move something aside, you move it to one side… …   English dictionary

  • aside — a|side1 [ ə saıd ] adverb ** used for telling someone that what you are mentioning is not as important as what you are going to say next: You re right to mention her home circumstances, but that aside, how is her school work? aside from 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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