beside

  • 11beside — be|side [ bı saıd ] preposition *** 1. ) at the side of someone or something and close to them: Who s that standing beside Jeff? I knelt down beside the bed. We found a picnic area down beside the river. 2. ) used for comparing two people or… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 12beside — /bi suyd /, prep. 1. by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me. 2. compared with: Beside him other writers seem amateurish. 3. apart from; not connected with: beside the point; beside the question. 4. besides (defs. 4, 5). 5. beside oneself …

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  • 13beside — /bI saId/ preposition 1 next to or very close to someone or something: Wendy came up and sat beside me. | We parked the car beside the sports hall. 2 used to compare two people or things: This year s sales figures don t look very good beside last …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14beside — [[t]bɪsa͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) PREP Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it. → See also besides On the table beside an empty plate was a pile of books... I moved from behind my desk to sit beside her. Syn: next to, by… …

    English dictionary

  • 15beside */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈsaɪd] / US preposition 1) at the side of someone or something and close to them Who s that standing beside Jeff? I knelt down beside the bed. We found a picnic area down beside the river. 2) used for comparing two people or things Their… …

    English dictionary

  • 16beside*/*/ — [bɪˈsaɪd] preposition 1) at the side of someone or something Who s that standing beside Jeff?[/ex] We found a picnic area down beside the river.[/ex] 2) used for comparing two people or things Their efforts were unimpressive beside Frederick… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 17beside — be•side [[t]bɪˈsaɪd[/t]] prep. 1) by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me[/ex] 2) compared with: Beside her other writers seem amateurish[/ex] 3) apart from: beside the point[/ex] 4) besides 4), besides 5) 5) along the side of something:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18beside — prep. to be beside oneself with (he was beside himself with grief) * * * [bɪ saɪd] to be beside oneself with (he was beside himself with grief) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 19beside — preposition 1) Kate walked beside him Syn: alongside, by/at the side of, next to, parallel to, abreast of, at someone s elbow; adjacent to, next door to, cheek by jowl with; bordering, abutting, neighboring 2) beside Paula, she felt clumsy …

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  • 20beside — /bəˈsaɪd / (say buh suyd), /bi / (say bee ) preposition 1. by or at the side of; near: sit down beside me. 2. compared with. 3. Rare over and above; in addition to; besides. 4. apart from; not connected with: beside the point; beside the question …