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beside BrE / bɪˈsaɪd /  NAmE / bɪˈsaɪd / Native audio playback is not supported. beside(preposition)BrE / bɪˈsaɪd /  NAmE / bɪˈsaɪd / next to or at the side of somebody/somethingHe sat beside her all night.a mill beside a streamSit here beside me.What other sports do you play besides hockey?I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t really like parties.compared with somebody/somethingMy painting looks childish beside yours.to not be important or closely related to the main thing you are talking aboutYes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point.They took my words out of context, but that’s beside the point.unable to control yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feelingHe was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done.They were beside themselves with excitement.Word OriginOld English be sīdan (adverb) ‘by the side’ (see by, side).

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(preposition) he sat beside her all night.a mill beside a streamsit here beside me.what other sports do you play besides hockey? Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=beside This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	beside
WordType	(preposition)
Phonetic	BrE / bɪˈsaɪd / NAmE / bɪˈsaɪd /
Example	he sat beside her all night. a mill beside a stream sit here beside me. what other sports do you play besides hockey?
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=beside
Content	beside (preposition)BrE / bɪˈsaɪd / NAmE / bɪˈsaɪd / next to or at the side of somebody/something He sat beside her all night. a mill beside a stream Sit here beside me. What other sports do you play besides hockey? I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t really like parties. compared with somebody/something My painting looks childish beside yours. to not be important or closely related to the main thing you are talking about Yes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point. They took my words out of context, but that’s beside the point. unable to control yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feeling He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done. They were beside themselves with excitement. Word Origin Old English be sīdan (adverb) ‘by the side’ (see by, side).
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

I Bɪˈsaɪd Preposition Bre Sat Night Mill Stream

beside

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