aside
on or to one side
How often you will meet it
Rank 952 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 19,272 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- on or to one side step asidestood aside to let him pass
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) also: away brush the objections asidepushed all doubts away
- not taken into account or excluded from consideration also: apart these problems apart, the country is doing wellall joking aside, I think you're crazy
- in a different direction also: away turn asideturn away one's face
- placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose also: apart had a feeling of being set apartquality sets it apart
- in reserve; not for immediate use also: by, away started setting aside money to buy a carput something by for her old age
noun
- a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
- a message that departs from the main subject also: digression, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
aside in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Gently he pushed his wife aside, and coldly.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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But he flung that aside with a savage half-thought.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Tom North laid aside his plate and started to arise.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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The detective opened the door and stood aside to let Bobby pass.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Then the Hunter took pity on them, laid aside his anger, and told the miller to drive them back again.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1