aside
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adverb
1.
on or to one side; to or at a short distance apart; away from some position or direction: to turn aside; to move the chair aside.
2.
away from one's thoughts or consideration: to put one's cares aside.
3.
in reserve; in a separate place, as for safekeeping; apart; away: to put some money aside for a rainy day.
4.
away from a present group, especially for reasons of privacy; off to another part, as of a room; into or to a separate place: He took him aside and talked business.
5.
in spite of; put apart; notwithstanding: all kidding aside; unusual circumstances aside.
noun
6.
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
7.
words spoken so as not to be heard by others present.
8.
a temporary departure from a main theme or topic, especially a parenthetical comment or remark; short digression.
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Aside
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
9.
aside from,
a.
apart from; besides; excluding: Aside from her salary, she receives money from investments.
b.
except for: They had no more food, aside from a few stale rolls.
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aside (əˈsaɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | on or to one side: they stood aside to let him pass |
| 2. | out of hearing; in or into seclusion: he took her aside to tell her of his plan |
| 3. | away from oneself: he threw the book aside |
| 4. | out of mind or consideration: he put aside all fears |
| 5. | in or into reserve: to put aside money for old age |
| 6. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) (preposition) aside from |
| a. besides: he has money aside from his possessions | |
| b. Compare apart except for: he has nothing aside from the clothes he stands in | |
| —n | |
| 7. | something spoken by an actor, intended to be heard by the audience, but not by the others on stage |
| 8. | any confidential statement spoken in undertones |
| 9. | a digression |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Set it on the top spacers to check alignment and squareness of the modules, then set aside.
The federal or state government has set aside more land for the gray wolf.
Disaster aside, audiences of the movie still got a sense of the rocks and water allure of the sport.
Public money can be set aside for evaluation of whether the targets have been met.
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