[
US
/əˈsaɪd/
]
[ UK /ɐsˈaɪd/ ]
[ UK /ɐsˈaɪd/ ]
ADVERB
-
not taken into account or excluded from consideration
these problems apart, the country is doing well
all joking aside, I think you're crazy -
in reserve; not for immediate use
put something by for her old age
has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day
started setting aside money to buy a car -
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
pushed all doubts away
brush the objections aside -
in a different direction
turn away one's face
glanced away
turn aside -
on or to one side
step aside
put her sewing aside when he entered
threw the book aside
stood aside to let him pass -
placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
a day set aside for relaxing
quality sets it apart
had a feeling of being set apart
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
How To Use aside In A Sentence
- But if you're just play-acting, RP is all a bit of fun, along with the humorous OOC asides. "Grow till tall. They all, in the end, will fall."
- Likewise, it was ixnay on the ommentcay when asked about reports that former show exec producer Nigel Lythgoe is returning triumphant to the show after having been pushed aside a couple of seasons back when that was their Really Bright Idea for jump-starting "Idol" and revving up ratings. 'D.C. Cupcakes' will get second season; only Ryan Seacrest certain on 'Idol'
- B.C. voters have a tradition of casting aside parties that have outlived their usefulness.
- He was, when he chose to lay aside his mountebankery, an excellent and inspiring conductor. Mr. Punch`s history of modern England, Volume I -- 1841-1857
- Setting aside such doomsday scenarios, what is really going on? Times, Sunday Times
- In the early days after the birth, it can be useful to set aside some time to rest when the baby sleeps.
- Aside from comfort and fit, another factor to consider is conspicuity.
- Such a seemingly innocuous observation, yet as Logan evolves from student, to writer, to secret agent, to art gallery dealer, we see how it informs a kind of amorality in his character that propels him to sleep with his college mate's girlfriend and, later, the same man's wife, marry a woman he doesn't love and then push her aside when he meets the real love of his life. SFGate: Top News Stories
- As soon as he became rich he cast aside all his old friends who gave him some help.
- But this week, as far as Hoss knew, Pa hadn't taken either of them aside for a heart-to-heart discussion.