aside

[US]/əˈsaɪd/
[UK]/əˈsaɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. to the side; away, apart
n. a remark made by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters; a private conversation or whispered comment
prep. next to; beside

Phrases & Collocations

set aside

put aside

aside from

leave aside

move aside

push aside

step aside

aside for

aside with

lay aside

Example Sentences

to set aside a verdict

a day set aside for relaxing.

they stood aside to let a car pass.

she set aside some money for rent.

he laid aside his book.

lay aside all hope of rescue.

she stood aside to let them enter.

the army had stood aside as the monarchy fell.

The court has set aside the conviction.

set aside a certain sum each week.

He was elbowed aside on the bus.

Lay aside your book and go to bed.

It is the time we lay aside old prejudices.

Let's leave the matter aside for a moment.

I'm not ready to step aside yet.

He threw aside all good proposals.

He cast aside the newspaper impatiently.

He stood aside meekly when the new policy was proposed.

He thrusts aside all precautionary advice.

He shoved me roughly aside.

Real-world Examples

I'm not gonna snag him just to toss him aside.

Source: Desperate Housewives Video Edition Season 6

Soon, they put their differences aside and became partners.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

Her foreign currency collection is really something to appreciate, monetary value aside.

Source: Jennifer American English Pronunciation and Intonation Class

The boy who tossed you aside on Valentine's Day?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe briefly put politics aside.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

But having gestured toward them, I want to put them aside.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Nostalgia for ink on paper and the rustle of pages aside, there's plenty of incentive to ditch print.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

All right. So let's put that aside.

Source: Listening to Music (Video Version)

What sets a pub aside from a bar?

Source: Street interviews learning English

Before they left, Wolfe Herd pulled me aside.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

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