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Webster 1913 Edition
Beside
Be-side′
,p
rep.
[OE. ]
biside
, bisiden
, bisides
, prep. and adv., beside, besides; pref. be-
by + side
. Cf. Besides, and see Side
, Noun.
1.
At the side of; on one side of.
“Beside him hung his bow.” Milton.
2.
Aside from; out of the regular course or order of; in a state of deviation from; out of.
[You] have done enough
To put him quite
To put him quite
beside
his patience. Shakespeare
3.
Over and above; distinct from; in addition to.
[In this use besides is now commoner.]
Wise and learned men
beside
those whose names are in the Christian records. Addison.
To be beside one’s self
, to be out of one's wits or senses.
Paul, thou art
beside thyself
. Acts xxvi. 24.
Lovely Thais sits
beside
thee. Dryden.
Only be patient till we have appeased
The multitude,
The multitude,
beside
themselves with fear. Shakespeare
It is
beside
my present business to enlarge on this speculation. Locke.
Besides
this, there are persons in certain situations who are expected to be charitable. Bp. Porteus.
And,
May unfold me to him; there stand I in much peril.
besides
, the MoorMay unfold me to him; there stand I in much peril.
Shakespeare
That man that does not know those things which are of necessity for him to know is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know
besides
. Tillotson.
See
Moreover
. {
Be-sides′
,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.
2.
More than that; over and above; not included in the number, or in what has been mentioned; moreover; in addition.
The men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any
besides
? Gen. xix. 12.
To all
An Eugene living, as a Cæsar dead.
beside
, as much an empty shade,An Eugene living, as a Cæsar dead.
Pope.
☞ These sentences may be considered as elliptical.
Webster 1828 Edition
Beside
BESI'DE
, prep. [be and side, by the side.]1.
At the side of a person or thing; near; as, sit down beside me, or beside the stream.2.
Over and above; distinct from. Beside all this, between us and you, there is a great gulf fixed. Luke 16.
3.
On one side; out of the regular course or order; not according to, but not contrary. It is beside my present business to enlarge upon this speculation.
4.
Out of; in a state deviating from; as, to put one beside his patience. Hence,5.
With the reciprocal pronoun, beside one's self is out of the wits or senses; out of the order of reason, or of rational beings. Paul, thou are beside thyself. Act 26.
Definition 2024
beside
beside
English
Preposition
beside
- Next to; at the side of.
- A small table beside the bed
- Not relevant to.
- That is beside the point
- Besides; in addition to.
- Alexander Pope:
- To all beside, as much an empty shade, / An Eugene living, as a Caesar dead.
- Alexander Pope:
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with besides. See w:Adverbial genitive.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
next to
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not relevant to
Adverb
beside (not comparable)
- otherwise; else
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias:
- Nothing beside remains. Round the decay / Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare / The lone and level sands stretch far away.
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias:
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