what does aside mean?
ASIDE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a message that departs from the main subject
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Hypernyms(s) aside is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
Hypernyms(s) aside is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
ASIDE as ADVERB
- Meaning
- not taken into account or excluded from consideration
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- these problems apart, the country is doing well
- all joking aside, I think you”re crazy
- Meaning
- in reserve
- not for immediate use
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- 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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- step aside
- stood aside to let him pass
- threw the book aside
- put her sewing aside when he entered
- Meaning
- out of the way (especially away from one’’s thoughts)
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- brush the objections aside
- pushed all doubts away
- Meaning
- placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
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- had a feeling of being set apart
- quality sets it apart
- a day set aside for relaxing
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- turn aside
- turn away one’’s face
- glanced away
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