adj · adv · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/əˈsaɪd/
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rhymes with -aɪd
CMU ARPABET:AH0 S AY1 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not in perfect symmetry; distorted laterally, especially of the human body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
Excluded from consideration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
joking aside
unusual circumstances aside
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theater) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A minor related mention, an afterthought.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adverb
Meaning 7
not taken into account or excluded from consideration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
these problems apart, the country is doing well
all joking aside, I think you're crazy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: apart
Antonyms: none provided
8
adverb
Meaning 8
in reserve; not for immediate use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
started setting aside money to buy a car
put something by for her old age
has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: by, away
Antonyms: none provided
9
adverb
Meaning 9
on or to one side
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
step aside
stood aside to let him pass
threw the book aside
put her sewing aside when he entered
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adverb
Meaning 10
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
brush the objections aside
pushed all doubts away
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: away
Antonyms: none provided
11
adverb
Meaning 11
placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
had a feeling of being set apart
quality sets it apart
a day set aside for relaxing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: apart
Antonyms: none provided
12
adverb
Meaning 12
in a different direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
turn aside
turn away one's face
glanced away
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: away
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
a message that departs from the main subject
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: actor's line, speech, words
History
Etymology
From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
mënjanë
— to or on one side
Gheg Albanian:
nianan
— to or on one side
Azerbaijani:
qırağa
— to or on one side
Bulgarian:
настрана́
(nastraná)
— to or on one side
Catalan:
a costat
— to or on one side
Chinese Mandarin:
一旁
(yīpáng)
— to or on one side
Danish:
til side
— to or on one side
Finnish:
sivuun
— to or on one side
Finnish:
syrjään
— to or on one side
French:
à côté
— to or on one side
Galician:
de lado
— to or on one side
German:
beiseite
— to or on one side
German:
zur Seite
— to or on one side
Italian:
a parte
— to or on one side
Italian:
in disparte
— to or on one side
Japanese:
傍らに
(katawara ni)
— to or on one side
Japanese:
わきへ
(waki e)
— to or on one side
Latin:
at laterem
— to or on one side
Marathi:
बाजूला
(bājūlā)
— to or on one side
Norwegian Bokmål:
til side
— to or on one side
Norwegian Nynorsk:
til sides
— to or on one side
Portuguese:
à parte
— to or on one side
Russian:
в сто́рону
(v stóronu)
— to or on one side
Russian:
в стороне́
(v storoné)
— to or on one side
Russian:
поо́даль
(poódalʹ)
— to or on one side
Scottish Gaelic:
air leth
— to or on one side
Scottish Gaelic:
an dàrna taobh
— to or on one side
Serbo-Croatian:
споредан
— to or on one side
Serbo-Croatian:
sporedan
— to or on one side
Serbo-Croatian:
настрану
— to or on one side
Serbo-Croatian:
nastranu
— to or on one side
Spanish:
aparte
— to or on one side
Spanish:
a un lado
— to or on one side
Ukrainian:
у бік
(u bik)
— to or on one side
Ukrainian:
в сто́рону
(v stóronu)
— to or on one side
Catalan:
incís
— an incidental remark made quietly
Danish:
sidereplik
— an incidental remark made quietly
Finnish:
sivuhuomautus
— an incidental remark made quietly
Finnish:
reunahuomautus
— an incidental remark made quietly
Finnish:
kommentti
— an incidental remark made quietly
French:
en passant
— an incidental remark made quietly
French:
soit dit en passant
— an incidental remark made quietly
French:
aparté
— an incidental remark made quietly
French:
incise
— an incidental remark made quietly
Hungarian:
megjegyzés
— an incidental remark made quietly
Irish:
idiraisnéis
— an incidental remark made quietly
Italian:
inciso
— an incidental remark made quietly
Portuguese:
aparte
— an incidental remark made quietly
Portuguese:
comentário
— an incidental remark made quietly
Spanish:
inciso
— an incidental remark made quietly
Swedish:
avsidesreplik
— an incidental remark made quietly
Swedish:
sidoreplik
— an incidental remark made quietly
Turkish:
öte
— an incidental remark made quietly
Chinese Mandarin:
旁白
(pángbái)
— (theatre) a brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters
French:
aparté
— (theatre) a brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters
Hungarian:
félreszólás
— (theatre) a brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters
Māori:
reo whakamahuki
— (theatre) a brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters
Spanish:
aparte
— (theatre) a brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters
