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1. | [ adverb ] on or to one side | |
Examples: | "step aside" "stood aside to let him pass" "threw the book aside" "put her sewing aside when he entered" |
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2. | [ adverb ] out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) | |
Synonyms: | away | |
Examples: | "brush the objections aside" "pushed all doubts away" |
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3. | [ adverb ] not taken into account or excluded from consideration | |
Synonyms: | apart | |
Examples: | "these problems apart, the country is doing well" "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" |
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4. | [ adverb ] in reserve; not for immediate use | |
Synonyms: | away by | |
Examples: | "started setting aside money to buy a car" "put something by for her old age" "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day" |
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5. | [ noun ] (linguistics,writing) a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage | |
Related terms: | actor's_line | |
6. | [ adverb ] placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose | |
Synonyms: | apart | |
Examples: | "had a feeling of being set apart" "quality sets it apart" "a day set aside for relaxing" |
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7. | [ adverb ] in a different direction | |
Synonyms: | away | |
Examples: | "turn aside" "turn away one's face" "glanced away" |
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8. | [ noun ] a message that departs from the main subject | |
Synonyms: | excursus parenthesis divagation digression | |
Related terms: | message digress | |
Similar spelling: |
asset Assad asadha as_yet |