aside
(noun, adverb, postposition)
adverb
1. on or to one side
- step aside
- stood aside to let him pass
- threw the book aside
2. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- brush the objections aside
Similar word(s): away
3. not taken into account or excluded from consideration
- all joking aside, I think you're crazy
Similar word(s): apart
4. in a different direction
- turn aside
Similar word(s): away
5. placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
- a day set aside for relaxing
Similar word(s): apart
6. in reserve; not for immediate use
- started setting aside money to buy a car
Sentences with aside as an adverb:
- Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.
noun
1. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
Definition categories: communication, speech, words
2. a message that departs from the main subject
Similar word(s): digression, divagation, excursus, parenthesis
Definition categories: communication, content, message, substance
postposition
1. aside from
- Joking aside.
- Unusual circumstances aside.