beside

  • 21Beside — Besides Be*sides , Beside Be*side , adv. [OE. Same as beside, prep.; the ending s is an adverbial one, prop. a genitive sign.] 1. On one side. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. More than that; over and above; not included in the number, or… …

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  • 22beside — I. preposition Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English be sīdan at or to the side, from be at (from bī) + sīdan, dative & accusative of sīde side more at by Date: 13th century 1. a. by the side of < walk beside me > b.&#8230; …

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  • 23beside — preposition /biːˈsaɪd,bɪˈsaɪd/ a) Next to; at the side of. A small table beside the bed b) Not relevant to. That is beside the point …

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  • 24beside — [13] Beside was a Middle English lexicalization of the Old English phrase be sīdan, literally ‘by the side of’. The s of besides is a survival of the genitive ending added to certain adverbs in the Old English and early Middle English period&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25beside — [13] Beside was a Middle English lexicalization of the Old English phrase be sīdan, literally ‘by the side of’. The s of besides is a survival of the genitive ending added to certain adverbs in the Old English and early Middle English period&#8230; …

    Word origins

  • 26beside — prep. 1 at the side of; near. 2 compared with. 3 irrelevant to (beside the point). Phrases and idioms: beside oneself overcome with worry, anger, etc. Etymology: OE be sidan (as BY, SIDE) …

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  • 27beside — See beside, besides …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 28beside — preposition 1》 at the side of; next to.     ↘compared with. 2》 in addition to; apart from. Phrases beside oneself distraught. Origin OE be sīdan (adverb) by the side …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29beside — preposition Syn: alongside, by/at the side of, next to, parallel to, abreast of, adjacent to, next door to, neighbouring Phrases: beside oneself …

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  • 30Beside You in Time — Beside You in Time …

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