English Explanatory Dictionary

beside

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. Next to; at the side of.
  2. Not relevant to.
  3. Besides; in addition to.
adv
  1. Otherwise; else; in addition; besides.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈsaɪd/ /biˈsaɪd/ /bəˈsaɪd/ en-us-beside.ogg /bɪˈsʌɪd/

Word forms

beside

Etymology

From Middle English beside, besiden, bisyde (also besides > besides), from Old English be sīdan, bī sīdan (“by the side (of), on the side (of)”). Compare Saterland Frisian biesiede (“aside”), German Low German bisied (“aside”), German beiseite (“aside, to one side”). Compare also Dutch terzijde (“aside”). By surface analysis, be- + side.

Related words

para-

Derived words

besidely besideness beside oneself besides beside the mark beside the point therebeside
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