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Antonyms for aside

Grammar : Adv, noun
Spell : uh-sahyd
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsaɪd


Definition of aside

Origin :
  • c.1300, "off to one side;" mid-14c., "to or from the side;" late 14c., "away or apart from others, out of the way," from a- (1) + side (n.). Noun sense of "words spoken so as to be (supposed) inaudible" is from 1727. Middle English had asidely "on the side, indirectly" (early 15c.) and asideward "sideways, horizontal" (late 14c.).
  • adv away from; to the side
  • noun confidential statement
Example sentences :
  • “Not but what she would have royal example,” muttered Tibble aside.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Aside to audience in comic despair, with appropriate gesture.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • The soliloquy and aside are evidently not so frequent in New Comedy.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • The Inspector shot a word of warning to Gilder in an aside that Dick could not hear.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He had put her aside without a qualm; and now he met her announcement with approval.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • He looked at the cheque speculatively, and then laid it aside and read the letter.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Once or twice he had gaspingly tried to stop her, but smilingly she had waved him aside.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • It was then that our captain took me aside, and he says, 'Birch, will you assist me?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Then take them out to cool, and set them aside till next morning.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Cover it, and set it aside to steep for half an hour; then put it to cool.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

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