aside.
To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
Meaning & usage
To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.
Excluded from consideration.
joking aside
unusual circumstances aside
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside.
Not in perfect symmetry; distorted laterally, especially of the human body.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside.
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.
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. A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
A minor related mention, an afterthought.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside.
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