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Definition of beside in English: besidepreposition bɪˈsʌɪdbəˈsaɪd 1At the side of; next to. he sat beside me in the front seat Example sentencesExamples - She pulled a tissue out of the box on the table beside the bed and wiped her own cheeks with it.
- They managed to locate the man near the phone box and noticed that he had a petrol can sitting beside him.
- I had my lunch sitting beside the war memorial cross in an almost grotto-like setting.
- She sat down beside me at the table, silent for a long moment before asking a question.
- Sitting at a window table beside the raised ring road we were hardly aware how much traffic was about.
- He placed it on the table beside the love seat she had chosen, and sat down next to her.
- When I found it in my pocket that night, I put it on the table beside my bed.
- There was a small table with a bowl beside his bed and a person sat on a chair overlooking him.
- I was sitting in a low chair with my laptop on a coffee table beside me.
- Aiden was kind enough to ask me to sit beside him at the table that he had all to himself.
- The alarm goes off steadily on the bedside table beside the bed, two short double-beeps and a long.
- He was content to sit there beside her, head on her shoulder, watching her write up her research notes.
- She walked back to the trunk and took the photo out and placed it on the small table beside the bed.
- Her husband, who was sitting beside her, sustained a whiplash injury and an injury to his shoulder.
- Access is either through the side alleyway beside the pub or from the car park at the rear.
- A few clothes lie folded on a chair, make-up spread on a table beside her computer.
- Young boys sat beside the masters, learning by watching and then experimenting on a small scale.
- They sat at one of the better tables up beside the parapet overlooking the courtyard.
- He wasn't surprised when the hunter arrived at the house later and sat beside him at the long table.
- In the evening he stood beside me as I sat at my dressing table removing my make-up.
Synonyms alongside, by the side of, at the side of, next to, parallel to, abreast of, at someone's elbow, with, by adjacent to, next door to, cheek by jowl with, hard by bordering, abutting, neighbouring, close to, near, overlooking archaic aside of - 1.1 Compared with.
beside Paula she always felt clumsy Example sentencesExamples - She is so clever and intelligent, I look at her and think "Wow, I feel stupid beside her".
- They might just feel stupid beside those who are much better than themselves.
- Just about everyone knows what its like to be unsure about his or her future, and to feel inadequate beside someone else.
- Don't feel ugly beside them, you're beautiful in a classy way.
- I feel inadequate beside such a combination of beauty and formal writing education.
- But I feel ugly beside Willow and wonder how she can bring herself to look at me, never mind kiss me.
Synonyms compared with, in comparison with, next to, against, contrasted with, in contrast to/with
2In addition to; apart from. he commissioned work from other artists beside Minton Example sentencesExamples - Our community has Japanese, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese and several others beside Mexicans.
- Extra charges like snorkeling, canoeing and others beside the package rate are at the expense of the individual
- There are two other artists beside myself that I would like to incorporate into the fabric of my discussion.
- They separated these poor girls, and others beside them, in several villages, and drove them out of the church.
- Generally speaking all persons who are capable of making wills may be executors, and some others beside, as infants and married women.
- Some children acquire at home the habit of attention to the well-being of others beside themselves.
- She has four coordinators for the Web site, four other writers beside herself, several photographers and substantial technical assistance.
- There are other animals beside dairy cows that are used for by-products while they are still alive.
- Are there other writers beside you who have done this?
- I gathered these two and headed over to the customer service counter to ask if there were any others beside the ones on the shelf.
- Students with a complaint often want to point to failings in the university's conduct of its affairs that affect other students beside themselves.
- My 1 year old son has no contact with other children beside his sister!
- If there are others beside me who are going through the same physical symptoms, the medical community has an obligation to help us.
- Also I would like to find out if Willam had other children beside George in 1809.
- You only give respect to people who respect others beside themselves.
Usage Some people say that beside should not be used to mean ‘apart from’ and that besides should be used instead (he commissioned work from other artists besides Minton rather than he commissioned work from other artists beside Minton). Although there is little logical basis for such a view, and in standard English both beside and besides are used for this sense, it is worth being aware of the potential ambiguity in the use of beside: beside the cold meat, there are platters of trout and salmon means either ‘the cold meat is next to the trout and salmon’ or ‘apart from the cold meat, there are also trout and salmon’ Phrases Overcome with worry, grief, or anger; distraught. she was beside herself with rage Example sentencesExamples - I'm beside myself with anger over this comic.
- I was, you know, just beside myself with anger and disappointment.
- ‘To say that they are beside themselves with worry would be an understatement,’ he said.
- Nathaniel looked calm, while her father was beside himself with anger.
- Jenny was beside herself with excitement, but also with worry.
- In effect, all asylum seekers will be considered bogus until proven otherwise, and refugee charities are understandably beside themselves.
- The Generals were beside themselves with bottled emotion.
- We were beside ourselves with rage and grief at the sufferings and humiliation of mankind.
- In the picture, she's really overcome with emotion, so beside herself with glee and honor at having won a Golden Globe, that it's all she can do to remain vertical.
- Sarah is beside herself with grief, and the British Consulate say they are going to get her home as soon as possible.
- Of course, as you can imagine, all the neighbouring nursery owners (this is a big area for horticulture) were beside themselves with worry.
- Parents were beginning to arrive here at the gates, absolutely horrified, beside themselves with worry.
- At a dinner party last week, a middle aged New Zealander was beside himself with grief at the loss of his lovely young live-in girlfriend.
- But I certainly wouldn't be beside myself with grief if I had more time to spend on my books and other projects.
- Their friends and family are beside themselves with worry and grief, and not having any power to do anything to ease the situation is incredibly frustrating.
- I was beside myself with lots of emotions, but one stood out in particular.
- Gabe was beside himself with worrying and hoping that Monique wasn't really pregnant.
- The mother was beside herself with grief and couldn't answer any questions.
- Marion, it was said, beside herself with grief, threw herself from the ramparts of Comlongon Castle in 1570.
- As you can imagine his wife and children are beside themselves.
Synonyms distraught, overcome, out of one's mind, frantic, desperate, distracted, not knowing what to do with oneself, at one's wits' end, frenzied, in a frenzy
Origin Old English be sīdan (adverb) 'by the side' (see by, side). Rhymes abide, applied, aside, astride, backslide, bestride, betide, bide, bride, chide, Clyde, cockeyed, coincide, collide, confide, cried, decide, divide, dried, elide, five-a-side, glide, guide, hide, hollow-eyed, I'd, implied, lied, misguide, nationwide, nide, offside, onside, outride, outside, pan-fried, pied, pie-eyed, pitch-side, popeyed, pride, provide, ride, Said, shied, side, slide, sloe-eyed, snide, square-eyed, starry-eyed, statewide, Strathclyde, stride, subdivide, subside, tide, tried, undyed, wall-eyed, wide, worldwide Definition of beside in US English: besideprepositionbəˈsīdbəˈsaɪd 1At the side of; next to. he sat beside me in the front seat on the table beside the bed Example sentencesExamples - The alarm goes off steadily on the bedside table beside the bed, two short double-beeps and a long.
- She sat down beside me at the table, silent for a long moment before asking a question.
- Aiden was kind enough to ask me to sit beside him at the table that he had all to himself.
- She walked back to the trunk and took the photo out and placed it on the small table beside the bed.
- They managed to locate the man near the phone box and noticed that he had a petrol can sitting beside him.
- I was sitting in a low chair with my laptop on a coffee table beside me.
- When I found it in my pocket that night, I put it on the table beside my bed.
- Sitting at a window table beside the raised ring road we were hardly aware how much traffic was about.
- Her husband, who was sitting beside her, sustained a whiplash injury and an injury to his shoulder.
- There was a small table with a bowl beside his bed and a person sat on a chair overlooking him.
- A few clothes lie folded on a chair, make-up spread on a table beside her computer.
- He wasn't surprised when the hunter arrived at the house later and sat beside him at the long table.
- I had my lunch sitting beside the war memorial cross in an almost grotto-like setting.
- He was content to sit there beside her, head on her shoulder, watching her write up her research notes.
- In the evening he stood beside me as I sat at my dressing table removing my make-up.
- They sat at one of the better tables up beside the parapet overlooking the courtyard.
- He placed it on the table beside the love seat she had chosen, and sat down next to her.
- She pulled a tissue out of the box on the table beside the bed and wiped her own cheeks with it.
- Access is either through the side alleyway beside the pub or from the car park at the rear.
- Young boys sat beside the masters, learning by watching and then experimenting on a small scale.
Synonyms alongside, by the side of, at the side of, next to, parallel to, abreast of, at someone's elbow, with, by - 1.1 Compared with.
beside Beth's idealism, my priorities looked shabby Example sentencesExamples - Just about everyone knows what its like to be unsure about his or her future, and to feel inadequate beside someone else.
- She is so clever and intelligent, I look at her and think "Wow, I feel stupid beside her".
- I feel inadequate beside such a combination of beauty and formal writing education.
- But I feel ugly beside Willow and wonder how she can bring herself to look at me, never mind kiss me.
- Don't feel ugly beside them, you're beautiful in a classy way.
- They might just feel stupid beside those who are much better than themselves.
Synonyms compared with, in comparison with, next to, against, contrasted with, in contrast to, in contrast with
2In addition to; apart from. he commissioned work from other artists beside Rivera Example sentencesExamples - They separated these poor girls, and others beside them, in several villages, and drove them out of the church.
- My 1 year old son has no contact with other children beside his sister!
- Students with a complaint often want to point to failings in the university's conduct of its affairs that affect other students beside themselves.
- There are two other artists beside myself that I would like to incorporate into the fabric of my discussion.
- There are other animals beside dairy cows that are used for by-products while they are still alive.
- Also I would like to find out if Willam had other children beside George in 1809.
- Some children acquire at home the habit of attention to the well-being of others beside themselves.
- She has four coordinators for the Web site, four other writers beside herself, several photographers and substantial technical assistance.
- You only give respect to people who respect others beside themselves.
- I gathered these two and headed over to the customer service counter to ask if there were any others beside the ones on the shelf.
- Generally speaking all persons who are capable of making wills may be executors, and some others beside, as infants and married women.
- If there are others beside me who are going through the same physical symptoms, the medical community has an obligation to help us.
- Our community has Japanese, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese and several others beside Mexicans.
- Are there other writers beside you who have done this?
- Extra charges like snorkeling, canoeing and others beside the package rate are at the expense of the individual
Usage It is sometimes said that beside should not be used to mean ‘apart from’ and that besides should be used instead (he commissioned work from other artists besides Minton rather than he commissioned work from other artists beside Minton). Although there is little logical basis for such a view, and in standard English both beside and besides are used for this sense, it is worth being aware of the potential ambiguity in the use of beside: beside the cold meat, there are platters of trout and salmon means either ‘the cold meat is next to the trout and salmon’ or ‘apart from the cold meat, there are also trout and salmon.’ Beside is always the word to use in the phrases beside the point and beside oneself Phrases Overcome with worry or anger; distraught. she was beside herself with anguish Example sentencesExamples - Their friends and family are beside themselves with worry and grief, and not having any power to do anything to ease the situation is incredibly frustrating.
- Nathaniel looked calm, while her father was beside himself with anger.
- Marion, it was said, beside herself with grief, threw herself from the ramparts of Comlongon Castle in 1570.
- We were beside ourselves with rage and grief at the sufferings and humiliation of mankind.
- Sarah is beside herself with grief, and the British Consulate say they are going to get her home as soon as possible.
- At a dinner party last week, a middle aged New Zealander was beside himself with grief at the loss of his lovely young live-in girlfriend.
- But I certainly wouldn't be beside myself with grief if I had more time to spend on my books and other projects.
- I was, you know, just beside myself with anger and disappointment.
- I was beside myself with lots of emotions, but one stood out in particular.
- Of course, as you can imagine, all the neighbouring nursery owners (this is a big area for horticulture) were beside themselves with worry.
- The mother was beside herself with grief and couldn't answer any questions.
- As you can imagine his wife and children are beside themselves.
- ‘To say that they are beside themselves with worry would be an understatement,’ he said.
- I'm beside myself with anger over this comic.
- Gabe was beside himself with worrying and hoping that Monique wasn't really pregnant.
- The Generals were beside themselves with bottled emotion.
- In the picture, she's really overcome with emotion, so beside herself with glee and honor at having won a Golden Globe, that it's all she can do to remain vertical.
- Jenny was beside herself with excitement, but also with worry.
- In effect, all asylum seekers will be considered bogus until proven otherwise, and refugee charities are understandably beside themselves.
- Parents were beginning to arrive here at the gates, absolutely horrified, beside themselves with worry.
Synonyms distraught, overcome, out of one's mind, frantic, desperate, distracted, not knowing what to do with oneself, at one's wits' end, frenzied, in a frenzy
Origin Old English be sīdan (adverb) ‘by the side’ (see by, side). |