Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
2. Excluded from consideration.
3. Not in perfect symmetry; distorted laterally, especially of the human body.
4. An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.
5. An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theater) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
6. A minor related mention, an afterthought.

Example Sentences

Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.

But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king.

[…] and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

The storm rush'd in, and Arcite stood aghast; / The flames were blown aside, yet shone they bright, / Fann'd by the wind, and gave a ruffled light.

Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence.

An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.

joking aside

unusual circumstances aside

Word Forms

• more aside
• most aside
• asides

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When Should You Use Aside?

Use aside when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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