Aside

Definition: Aside

Aside

Adverb

1. On or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered".

2. Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away".

3. Not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy".

4. In a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away".

5. Placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing".

6. In reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day".

Noun

1. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.

2. A message that departs from the main subject.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "aside" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Fine Arts

Tips from 1870

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Synonyms: Aside

Concealment

Januis clausis, with closed doors, a huis clos; hugger mugger, a la derobee; under the cloak of, under the rose, under the table; sub rosa, en tapinois, in the background, aside, on the sly, with bated breath, sotto voce, in a whisper, without beat of drum, a la sourdine.

Laterality

Adverb: sideways, sidelong; broadside on; on one side, abreast, alongside, beside, aside; by the side of; side by side; cheek by jowl; (near); to windward, to leeward; laterally; Adjective: right and left; on her beam ends.

Crosswords: Aside

Oh. Because you know, it seems to me that, aside from being a little mentally ill, she's pretty normal (Benny & Joon; writing credit: Barry Berman)

I wanna hear about this new inmate, aside from how big he is (The Green Mile; writing credit: Frank Darabont)

Now stand aside worthy adversary (Monty Python and the Holy Grail; writing credit: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.)

Move aside, Kobe (Rush Hour 2; writing credit: Jeff Nathanson)

Yeah, I mean aside from the cheating, we were a great couple (Clerks.; writing credit: Kevin Smith)

So let's put aside our foolish pride (When Somebody Loves You; performing artist: Alan Jackson)

I found it once and tossed it aside (Just One More Chance; performing artist: Bing Crosby)

I’m the one you’re using, please don’t push me aside ("Heart of Glass"; performing artist: Blondie)

And you cast your fears aside (Hero; performing artist: Mariah Carey)

Aside from your tempa (Underneath It All; performing artist: No Doubt)

Nothing seems to bring on an emergency as quickly as putting money aside in case of one. (references; author: unknown)

Barriers Swept Aside (1915)

35 Aside (1995)

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Books

• Set Aside Every Fear: Love and Trust in the Spirituality of Catherine of Siena (30 Days With a Great Spiritual Teacher) (reference)

• Socialism Is Coming: Stand Aside (reference)

• Step Aside for Royalty (reference)

• Anacalypsis: An Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil of the Saitic Isis; Or an Inquiry into the Origin of Languages, Nations and Religions (reference)

• Aside from Teaching English, What in the World Can You Do? Career Strategies (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• All Jokes Aside (reference)

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Music

• Step Aside (reference)

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Ranchers in California set aside portions of their farms for collaborative studies on methyl bromide alternatives for strawberries. Plant pathologist Carolee Bull (right) and technician Adria Bordas evaluate biologically based methods for weed and disease control at Rod Koda's ranch. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

You are thrusting aside life without knowing what it means. Credit: Library of Congress.

Lady Clemency drew aside the ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Manpower, junior size. She's put her playthings aside for a more important game. This Roanoke, Virginia youngster is one of America's thousands of school age boys and girls who are self-appointed scrap collectors for the duration. Credit: Library of Congress.

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She laid aside the bag, and resumed her cup of tea.

The curtains of his bed were drawn aside, I tell you, by a hand

My eyes fastened themselves upon the old scarlet letter, and would not be turned aside.

She saw him push aside the bar of the grating, and glide into the garden

He turned aside and made the act of spitting

Suddenly the tarpaulin was thrust aside.

He blew my hair aside to take a better view of my face

What good I do, in the common sense of that word, must be aside from my main path, and for the most part wholly unintended

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Health

Set aside time after breakfast or dinner for undisturbed visits to the toilet. (references)

The PA-S, unlike a regular PA, sets aside funds ($5 million) for the purpose of this research. (references)

Setting aside specific times when the child and parent can speak free of distractions is often helpful. (references)

Business

For this project, the government has set aside USD 38 million. (references)

A five- percent share of this venture has been set aside for a black empowerment entity. (references)

In general, U.S. firms, aside from Zond, are not very competitive in the UK renewable energy wind and solar market. (references)

Children

Mongolia

However, during the year, the Government set aside a small sum to begin building wheelchair access ramps to public buildings. (references)

Mauritius

The law requires organizations that employ more than 10 persons to set aside at least 3 percent of their positions for persons with disabilities. (references)

Greece

The idea of setting up satellite elementary schools near Romani camps has been set aside in favor of the policy of integration (except for preschool centers). (references)

Civil Liberties

Papua New Guinea

It is the policy of the Department of Education to set aside 1 hour per week for religious instruction in the public schools. (references)

Brunei

In January 2000, the Government responded to objections from parents and religious leaders and set aside tentative plans to require that more Islamic courses be taught in private, non-Islamic parochial schools. (references)

Andorra

Catholic religious instruction is available to students in public schools on an optional basis, outside of both regular school hours and during the timeframe set aside for elective school activities, such as civics or ethics. (references)

Economic History

Taiwan

Ministerial agencies are required to set aside 3 percent of their budget to create temporary job vacancies. (references)

Suriname

Many figures in the government came from the traditional political parties that had been shoved aside during the coup. (references)

Slovenia

By mid-1996, property restitution disputes derived from World War II had been set aside, allowing a dramatic improvement in relations. (references)

Human Rights

Malaysia

However, in August the Appeals court set aside his conviction. (references)

South Africa

Victims' groups such as Khulumani called for the Government to set aside $650 million (6 billion Rands) for reparation funding according to the TRC formulas. (references)

United Arab Emirates

If convinced of the defendant's guilt, the appellate court may set aside the lower court's verdict of not guilty and enter a verdict of guilty with an order that the defendant pay compensation. (references)

Indigenous People

Panama

The Government has passed legislation over the years setting aside indigenous reserves for the country's native groups, including the Embera-Wounaan, Ngobe-Bugle, and Kuna. (references)

Malaysia

One NGO advocate asserts that the land rights situation of the Orang Asli continues to decline, as land previously set aside as Orang Asli reserve is being re-zoned for development use. (references)

Peru

Nevertheless, according to the director of the Human Rights Ombudsman's Native Communities Program, the only right still statutorily set aside for this native population with respect to its land is that of "unassignability," which prevents the title to such lands from being reassigned to some nonindigenous tenant by right of tenure. (references)

Political Economy

CHINA

Growing interest in copyright enforcement aside, significant problems still exist. (references)

Mexico

In the state of Chiapas, there has been no combat between government and guerrilla forces since 1994, aside from the occasional small skirmish. (references)

SOUTH AFRICA

The Minister of Finance also announced that $375 million has been set aside over the next four years for tax incentives targeted at strategic industrial projects that promise significant benefits to the South African economy such as job creation. (references)

Political Rights

Pakistan

The Musharraf Government set aside one-third of the seats in the local council elections for female candidates. (references)

Colombia

In 1996 the Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional a 1993 law that set aside two house seats for citizens of African heritage, although the ruling allowed the incumbents to complete their terms in office. (references)

Italy

In October 2000, the Senate gave final approval to a constitutional change allowing an estimated 3.9 million Italians abroad to vote, and setting aside 12 seats in the 630-seat Chamber of Deputies and 6 in the 315-seat Senate to represent them. (references)

Trade

Ghana

Aside from a few items that are exempt from the payment of customs duty, all imports are subject to import duty plus VAT. (references)

Eq. Guinea

Embassy is not aware of any commercial projects receiving financing support aside from the CMS-Nomeco project to export methanol that has received support from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. (references)

Latvia

The banks' investments in Russian government short-term securities (GKO) failed, there was a considerable loss of Russian customers, and Latvian banks had to set aside reserves for loans issued to Latvian producers focusing on the Russian market. (references)

Travel

Philippines

When reprimanding employees, take them aside and do it privately. (references)

Worker Rights

Singapore

Maids often must put aside most or all of their wages for the first several months of employment to reimburse their placement agents. (references)

Yugoslavia

For example, one furniture manufacturer employs 800 workers but, aside from their salaries, the factory workers receive no other benefits. (references)

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Expressions using "aside": action to set aside ♦ ad aside ♦ aside from ♦ aside or away ♦ brush aside ♦ call aside ♦ cast aside ♦ draw aside ♦ elbow aside ♦ fling aside ♦ jump aside ♦ kick aside ♦ lay aside ♦ laying aside ♦ lead aside ♦ leave aside ♦ move aside ♦ push aside ♦ put aside ♦ put money aside ♦ put money aside as a safeguard ♦ say aside ♦ set aside ♦ Set aside agreement ♦ setting aside ♦ shoulder smb. aside ♦ shunt smb. aside ♦ speak aside ♦ stand aside ♦ start aside ♦ step aside ♦ sweep aside ♦ take aside ♦ throw aside ♦ thrust aside ♦ To brush aside ♦ To cast aside ♦ To go aside ♦ To set aside ♦ To step aside ♦ To turn aside ♦ toss aside ♦ turn aside ♦ turned aside ♦ turning aside ♦ wave aside ♦ whiff aside. Additional references.

Ending with "aside": brushed-aside, eight-aside, five-aside, set-aside, setting-aside, three-aside.

Containing "aside": Translation Look-aside Buffer.

Albanian

tutje (afield, away, beyond, forth, hence, onward, outward), ndanë (beside, near), mënjanë (acock, apart, by, rakish). (various references)

Arabic 

‏كلام يقال على إنفراد, ‏تناج (stage whisper), ‏على إنفراد (apart, particularly, singly), ‏جانبا (apart, away, off). (various references)

Bulgarian 

настрана (afield, aloof, apart, back, by, clear, edgewise, stage whisper). (various references)

Chinese 

在旁边 (Beside), 在旁邊 , 一旁 (to the side of). (various references)

Czech

stranou (aloof, apart, by, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways), kromì (apart from, barring, besides, beyond, but, except, excepting, within). (various references)

Danish

skattefri hensættelse (provision initially set aside free of tax), ophaeve en dom eller en kendelse (to set aside a judgment or an order), henlaegge (to set aside), godtgørelse pr.braklagt hektar (allowance for hectare set aside), dom,over for hvilken der ikke kan begæres genoptagelse (judgment which not be set aside), delvis ophævelse af dom (judgment set aside in part). (various references)

Dutch

arrest dat niet vatbaar is voor verzet (judgment which not be set aside), arrest waartegen geen verzet openstaat (judgment which not be set aside), aanvankelijk met vrijstelling van belasting gevormde voorziening (provision initially set aside free of tax), een vonnis in beroep verbreken (to quash a sentence on appeal, to remand the case, to set sentence aside and order a new trial), bij huwelijksvoorwaarden aan de langstlevende echtgenoot toegekend voorrecht om vooruit over een deel te beschikken (estate set aside in the antenuptial settlement in favour of the surviving spouse), compensatie voor de braakleggingsverplichting (compensation for the set aside obligation), declinatoire exceptie (exception, means of objection, rejection, repudiation challenge, setting aside), een arrest of een beschikking vernietigen (to set aside a judgment or an order), een getuige wraken (to impugn evidence, to set aside evidence, to take exception to a witness), een testament vernietigen (to annul a will, to set aside a will), vergoeding per uit produktie genomen hectare grond (allowance for hectare set aside), een vonnis in beroep vernietigen (to quash a sentence on appeal, to remand the case, to set sentence aside and order a new trial), exceptie van onbevoegheid (exception, means of objection, rejection, repudiation challenge, setting aside), extra voorzieningen aanleggen (to set aside fresh provisions), gedeeltelijke vernietiging van het arrest (judgment set aside in part), ontwijkend verweer (exception, means of objection, rejection, repudiation challenge, setting aside), rechtsmiddel tegen het vonnis (application to set aside the judgement), seponeren (to set aside), een testament ongeldig maken (to annul a will, to set aside a will). (various references)

Farsi 

گذشته از (Past), صحبت تنها, جداگانه (Antiseptic, Separate), جداازدیگران , درخلوت , بیک طرف (Away), بکنار (Ashore). (various references)

Finnish

syrjään (out of the way), sivussa (on the side), sivullepäin (to the side), sivulla (on the side), erikseen (individually, separately). (various references)

French

aparté. (various references)

German

beiseite (apart, on one side, to one side). (various references)

Greek 

κατά μέροσ (apart), στην άκρη, πλάι (beside), χώρια (apart, separately). (various references)

Hebrew 

מ� �'�" (afar, aloof from, antagonizer, at a distance, off), על �"צ�", �"צי�"�" (apart, sideward, sideways), בצ�" (alongside). (various references)

Hungarian

félre (apart, by, clear, off, out of the way, wide open). (various references)

Indonesian

disamping. (various references)

Italian

a parte (apart, separate), in disparte (apart), digressione (digression, quirk), da parte (away, by). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

傍白 , アクリル繊維 (accommodator, accord, accordion, accordion door, accordion pleats, achromatic lens, acid, acidosis, acoustic, acoustic guitar, acoustic sound, acrobat, acrobatic, acrobatic dance, acrobatic dancer, acropolis, acrylic fiber, acrylonitrile, against, against wind, agglomeration, aggressive, agitation, agoraphobia, agreement, agribusiness, agriculture, Asia, Asia dollar, assassin, assault, assert, assertiveness training, assign, assignment, assist, assistance, assistant, assistant director, assistant manager, assistant purser, asymmetric design, asymmetry, contortionist, to instigate, to stir up). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぼうはく, アサイド . (various references)

Korean 

은 � �쳐�"� . (various references)

Manx

ry-lhiattee (apart), er lheh (aloof, certain, distinctive, fancy, isolated, patented, private and confidential, respective; privately, separate, separately, special, specially). (various references)

Maori

kotiti (to move aside). (various references)

Pig Latin

asideay.(various references)

Portuguese

aparte, ao lado (apart, bye), de lado (askance, askant, askew, bias, side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideways, up), confidencialmente (confidentially, privately), � parte (apart, asunder, up). (various references)

Romanian

aparteu, la o parte (by, make room, sidelong, stand aside), de o parte (sidelong, sideways), într-o parte (acock, awry, crabwise), încolo (away, off, over there, up). (various references)

Russian 

в сторону (sideward, sidewards, sideways), отдельно (apart, asunder, separately, severally, singly), прочь (away, begone, off with). (various references)

Scottish

seachad (along, forward, onward, past, past : seachad air), seach (a turn, alteration : fa seach, away, by, gone by, mu). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

na strani, baška. (various references)

Spanish

aparte (apart, apart from, by, byplay, particular, separate, separately, special), al lado (alongside, beside, by, next door). (various references)

Swahili

kando. (various references)

Swedish

undan (away, back, by, from, out of the way), avsides (out), åsido. (various references)

Thai

สำรอง (auxiliary), ออกไปจาก (exit), ข้างๆ (next to). (various references)

Turkish

ayrı (aloof, another, apart, detachedly, discontinuous, discrete, dissimilar, distanced, distinct, divergent, divided, especial, hetero-, isolated, segregate, separate, unconnected), kendi kendine söylenen sözler, kendi kendine (auto-, automatically, by herself, by himself, by itself, by oneself, by yourself), bir tarafa, bir kenara (by). (various references)

Ukrainian

убік (past, sidelong, sideward, sidewards), коло (anear, anigh, by, circle, circuit, circumference, circus, near, on, orb, ring, round, verge, wheel), осторонь (aloof, apart, back, by, out of the way), окремо (abstractedly, apart, asunder, extra, separately, severally, singly), поблизу (about, alongside, anear, anigh, around, beside, by, hereabout, hereabouts, hereby, near, nearby, nigh, thereabout, thereabouts, thereby). (various references)

Vietnamese 

về một bên (apart, askance, askant, one-sided, sideways, sidewise), trừ ra (but). (various references)

Welsh

o'r neilltu (apart), hwnt (away, beyond). (various references)

para-. (various references)

abicere, abiciam, abiciamus, abicias, abiciat, abicient, abicientes, abiciet, abicietur, abicio, abicis, abicit, abicite, abicitis, abicitur, abiecerat, abiecerint, abiecerunt, abieci, abiecisset, abiecisti, abiecit, abiecta, abiectae, abiectam, abiecti, abiectum, abiectus, aversa, aversae, aversi, aversum, aversus, avertam, avertantur, avertas, avertat, avertatur, averte, avertebant, avertens, avertent, avertente, avertentem, avertentur, avertere, averterem, averterentur, averteret, averteris, averterit, averterunt, avertes, avertet, avertetur, averti, avertis, avertissem, avertisset, avertisti, avertit, avertite, avertitque, avertuntur, depositio, devertant, deverte, devertebat, devertere, deverterent, deverterunt, deverteruntque, devertit. (various references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "aside": asides. (additional references)

Words ending with "aside": seaside. (additional references)

Words containing "aside": seasides. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Aside" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aaswdu, acide, aciden, acido, Adide, aida, Aidee, aidel, aideo, aidev, aidey, aidu, Aisie, aisne, aisse, akidi, alide, Aoife, Apidae, apide, aride, asado, asaid, asde, Asdex, Asdir, Asid, asider, asids, Asie, asied, asile, asine, Asiodu, asire, asise, asity, Asitz, asize, asoe, aspide, assad, Assadi, assid, atide, Atsabe, avide, axied, Azadeh, azid, azine, Azize, azodye, baside, casida, easied, Gasdia, Gasiyev, isid, Iside, kassite, Masinde, Saade, sabido, sadie, saida, saide, Saidou, saidy, sapide, saude, Savidge, Saxida, sayde. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: aides, ideas.

-1 letter: aide, aids, dais, dies, idea, ides, sade, sadi, said, side.

-2 letters: ads, aid, ais, die, dis, eds, ids, sad, sae, sea, sei.

-3 letters: ad, ae, ai, as, de, ed, es, id, is, si.

+1 letter: abides, adieus, advise, aiders, aisled, amides, asides, axised, azides, biased, daises, dassie, davies, deairs, deasil, ideals, irades, ladies, medias, raised, redias, resaid, sailed, sained, visaed, wadies.

+2 letters: abiders, acedias, adipose, admires, admixes, advices, advised, advisee, adviser, advises, aediles, agisted, aidless, airshed, alipeds, amidase, aniseed, aphides, apsides, aridest, aspired, astride, audiles, baddies, baldies, bandies, basined, bawdies, biassed, braised, caddies, candies, codeias, daddies, daikers, dailies, dairies, daisied, daisies, dallies, dandies, darbies, dashier, dassies, datives, dauties, dawties, dayside, deafish, dearies, degamis, denials, derails, despair, destain, details, detains, devisal, diabase, diadems, dialers, dialyse, diapers, diaries, diastem, diaster, dilates, diphase, disable, discase, disease, disrate, dissave, disseat, elapids, fadeins, farside, gaudies, halides, hardies, ideates, incased, instead, invades, iodates, isolead, laddies, lapides, liaised, maidens, medials, medians, medinas, misdate, misdeal, mislead, mismade, misread, naiades, oxidase, paddies, palsied, pandies, pleiads, praised, radices, radixes, raiders, randies, readies, redials, residua, roadies, sainted, sallied, sandier, sardine, savvied, seabird, seaside, sedarim, sedilia, shadier, sidearm, sidebar, sidecar, sideman, sideway, snailed, staider, stained, subidea, tardies, tirades, toadies, visaged, vistaed, waddies, waisted, wayside.