HyperDic: aside

English > 8 senses of the word *aside*:
ADVERB	all	aside	on or to one side
	all	aside, away	out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
	all	aside, apart	not taken into account or excluded from consideration
	all	aside, away	in a different direction
	all	aside, apart	placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
	all	aside, by, away	in reserve
NOUN	communication	aside	a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
NOUN	communication	aside, digression, excursus, divagation, parenthesis	a message that departs from the main subject / subject

aside > pronunciation
Sounds	ahsay'd
Rhymes	abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd...

English > *aside*: 8 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage.
Broader	actor's line, speech, words	words making up the dialogue of a play
Spanish	aparte
Catalan	apart

English > *aside*: 8 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A message that departs from the main subject / subject.
Synonyms	digression, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
Broader	message, content, subject matter, substance	What a communication that is about something is about
Spanish	aparte, excurso, paréntesis

English > *aside*: 8 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	On or to one side.
Examples	"step aside" "stood aside to let him pass" "threw the book aside" "put her sewing aside when he entered"

English > *aside*: 8 senses > adverb 2
Meaning	Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts).
Example	"brush the objections aside"
Synonym	away

English > *aside*: 8 senses > adverb 3
Meaning	not taken into account or excluded from consideration.
Example	"all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
Synonym	apart
Spanish	aparte, a un lado

English > *aside*: 8 senses > adverb 4
Meaning	In a different direction.
Example	"turn aside"
Synonym	away

English > *aside*: 8 senses > adverb 5
Meaning	placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose.
Example	"a day set aside for relaxing"
Synonym	apart

English > *aside*: 8 senses > adverb 6
Meaning	In reserve; not for immediate use.
Example	"started setting aside money to buy a car"
Synonyms	by, away
Spanish	por

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