aside
/ə'said/
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Definition
Adverb:
- To or on one side; out of the way: Moving or being positioned to the side.
- In reserve; for future use: Kept separately for a later purpose.
- Apart from a main subject or issue: Not being considered or included.
- Away from one's thoughts or consideration: Dismissed or ignored mentally.
Noun:
- A remark or passage in a play intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on stage: A theatrical device.
- A remark not directly related to the main topic: A digression.
Usage Examples
Adverb:
- He stepped aside to let the ambulance pass.
- She sets money aside every month for her vacation.
- All personal feelings aside, we must focus on the facts.
- She brushed his objections aside and continued with the plan.
Noun:
- The actor delivered a witty aside to the audience.
- His speech was full of interesting asides about his travels.
Advanced Usage
- "aside from" (also "apart from"): With the exception of; besides.
- Aside from a few typos, the report is excellent.
- "to set aside": To reserve for a special purpose; to annul or overrule (a legal decision).
- The judge set aside the previous verdict.
- "to stand aside": To move out of the way; to choose not to participate or intervene.
- He decided to stand aside and let others take the lead.
Variants and Related Words
- Set-aside (n): Something, especially money or land, reserved for a particular purpose.
- The government announced a new research set-aside.
- Aside is also used as a stage direction in scripts to indicate an actor speaks a line not heard by others on stage.
Synonyms
- Apart: Separated by a distance or in position.
- Away: At a distance from a particular place or person.
- Separately: As a separate entity; not together.
- Digression (n): A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.
Related Phrases
- Joking aside / All joking aside: Used to indicate you are now being serious after making jokes.
- All joking aside, we need to discuss this problem seriously.
- To take/draw someone aside: To lead someone away from a group to talk privately.
- The manager took her aside to give her some feedback.
Idioms
- To brush/push/sweep something aside: To dismiss something as unimportant.
- He brushed aside all the warnings and proceeded anyway.
- To lay aside: To stop doing or thinking about something; to save money.
- They agreed to lay aside their differences and work together.
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
- 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
- in a different direction
- turn aside
- turn away one's face
- glanced away
- not taken into account or excluded from consideration
- these problems apart, the country is doing well
- all joking aside, I think you're crazy
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- brush the objections aside
- pushed all doubts away
- on or to one side
- step aside
- stood aside to let him pass
- threw the book aside
- put her sewing aside when he entered
Noun
- a message that departs from the main subject
- a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage