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Definitions for Beside

[1] by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me.
[2] compared with: Beside him other writers seem amateurish.
[3] apart from; not connected with: beside the point; beside the question.
[4] besides(defs 4, 5) .
[5] along the side of something: The family rode in the carriage, and the dog ran along beside.
[6] besides(def 2) .
[7] beside oneself , almost out of one's senses from a strong emotion, as from joy, delight, anger, fear, or grief: He was beside himself with rage when the train left without him.
[8] next to; at, by, or to the side of
[9] as compared with
[10] away from; wide of beside the point
[11] archaic besides
[12] beside oneself (postpositive often foll by with ) overwhelmed; overwrought beside oneself with grief
[13] at, by, to, or along the side of something or someone

Words related to Beside

adjoining, alongside, aside, by, near, nearby, neighboring, opposite, round, with, nigh, overlooking

Words nearby Beside

beset, besetting, beshow, beshrew, besht, beside, beside oneself, beside the point, besides, besiege, beskids

Origin of Beside

before 1000; Middle English; earlier bi-siden, Old English bī sīdan, be sīdan; see be-, side1

Words that may be confused with Beside

beside, besides, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Word origin for Beside

Old English be sīdan ; see by , side

Synonyms for Beside

a step from, abreast of, adjacent to, adjoining, alongside, aside, at one's elbow, at the edge of, at the side of, bordering on, by, cheek by jowl, close at hand, close to, close upon, connected with, contiguous to, fornent, in juxtaposition, near, nearby, neck and neck, neighboring, next door to, nigh, opposite, overlooking, round, side by side, verging on, with