beside
preposition/bɪˈsaɪd/
Слово англійською: beside
Переклад beside українською: поруч з; коло, поблизу; біля, there is a path ~ the river — вздовж річки проходить стежка, порівняно з, there is no one to set ~ him — він ні з ким незрівнянний, за, за межами; мимо, повз, ~ the mark — мимо цілі; недоречно, крім, опріч, ~ oneself — у нестямі, не тямлячи себе, ~ the purpose — недоцільно
Детальний опис
- next to or at the side of somebody/something
- He sat beside her all night.
- a mill beside a stream
Which Word? beside / besidesbeside / besides- The preposition beside usually means ‘next to something/somebody’ or ‘at the side of something/somebody’:
- Sit here beside me.
- What other sports do you play besides hockey?
- The adverb besides is not usually used on its own with the same meaning as the preposition. It is mainly used to give another reason or argument for something:
- I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t really like parties.
- She likes football. Besides, she likes tennis and basketball.
- compared with somebody/something
- My painting looks childish beside yours.
Word OriginOld English be sīdan (adverb) ‘by the side’ (see by, side).
Idioms
be beside the point
- to not be important or closely related to the main thing you are talking about
- Yes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point.
- They took my words out of context, but that’s beside the point.
beside yourself (with something)
- unable to control yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feeling
- He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done.
- They were beside themselves with excitement.