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–preposition

1.	by or at the side of; near: Sit down beside me.

2.	compared with: Beside him other writers seem amateurish.

3.	apart from; not connected with: beside the point; beside the question.

4.	besides (defs. 4, 5).

–adverb

5.	along the side of something: The family rode in the carriage, and the dog ran along beside.

6.	besides (def. 2).

—Idiom

7.	beside oneself, almost out of one's senses from a strong emotion, as from joy, delight, anger, fear, or grief: He was beside himself with rage when the train left without him.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME; earlier bi-siden, OE bī sīdan, be sīdan; see be-, side

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—Usage note For the prepositional meanings “over and above, in addition to” and “except” besides is preferred, especially in edited writing: Besides these honors he received a sum of money. We heard no other sound besides the breaking surf. However, beside sometimes occurs with these meanings as well.

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be·side Audio Help (bĭ-sīd') Pronunciation Key
prep.

At the side of; next to.
1. In comparison with: a proposal that seems quite reasonable beside the others.
2. On an equal footing with: has earned a place beside the best performers in the business.
In addition to: "Many creatures beside man live in communities" (Stuart Chase). See Usage Note at besides.
Except for. See Usage Note at besides.
Not relevant to: a remark that was beside the point.

adv. Archaic

In addition.
Nearby.

[Middle English biside, from Old English be sīdan : be, by; see by¹ + sīde, side.]

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beside

O.E. be sidan "by the side of" (only as two words), from sidan dative of side (q.v.). By 1200, formed as one word and used as both adv. and prep. Also, after 1200, besides, with adverbial gen. -s (usually in the senses of "in addition" and "otherwise"). The alternate M.E. meaning "outside" led to the sense preserved in beside oneself "out of one's wits" (1490).

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beside1 [biˈsaid] preposition

by the side of or near
Example: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.

Arabic:	بِجانِبِ
Chinese (Simplified):	在…旁边
Chinese (Traditional):	在…旁邊
Czech:	vedle, u
Danish:	ved siden af
Dutch:	naast
Estonian:	kõrval, kõrvale
Finnish:	vieressä, viereen
French:	auprès de, à côté de
German:	neben
Greek:	δίπλα σε
Hungarian:	mellé
Icelandic:	hjá, við hliðina á
Indonesian:	di sisi, di samping
Italian:	accanto, vicino a

Japanese:	～のそばに
Korean:	옆에
Latvian:	blakus; līdzās
Lithuanian:	prie, šalia
Norwegian:	ved siden av
Polish:	przy
Portuguese (Brazil):	ao lado de, junto de
Portuguese (Portugal):	ao lado de
Romanian:	lângă, alături de
Russian:	рядом, около
Slovak:	vedľa, pri
Slovenian:	ob
Spanish:	junto a, al lado de
Swedish:	bredvid, intill
Turkish:	yanında

beside2 [biˈsaid] preposition

compared with
Example: She looks ugly beside her sister.

Arabic:	بِالمُقارَنَةِ مَع
Chinese (Simplified):	与…相比
Chinese (Traditional):	與…相比
Czech:	ve srovnání, vedle
Danish:	sammenlignet med
Dutch:	naast
Estonian:	võrreldes
Finnish:	verrattuna
French:	à côté de
German:	im Vergleich zu
Greek:	σε σύγκριση με
Hungarian:	mellett
Icelandic:	samanborið við
Indonesian:	dibandingkan
Italian:	rispetto a, in confronto a

Japanese:	～と比べて
Korean:	…에 비해서
Latvian:	līdzās
Lithuanian:	palyginti su
Norwegian:	sammenliknet med
Polish:	w porównaniu z
Portuguese (Brazil):	em comparação com
Portuguese (Portugal):	ao lado de
Romanian:	faţă de
Russian:	по сравнению с
Slovak:	vedľa, oproti
Slovenian:	v primerjavi z
Spanish:	al lado de
Swedish:	jämfört med
Turkish:	…-e göre, kıyasla

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