beside

Meanings

• preposition

  next to or at the side of something

  - "The vase was placed beside the bed."
  - "He sat beside her on the bench."
  - "The tree was growing beside the stream."

• preposition

  in a position that is next to or near someone or something

  - "The boy stood beside his father during the ceremony."
  - "The dog lay beside its master."
  - "The book was left beside the chair."

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Pronunciation

1. /biˈsaɪd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with beside
dies , plies , ties

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Variants

List of all variants of beside that leads to same result
beside , beside herself , beside himself , beside itself , beside myself , beside oneself , beside ourselves , beside themselves , beside yourself , beside yourselves , beside the point , in point of , on point , point , points , to the point

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Etymology

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Old English bēsides, from bēside 'by the side'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'beside' is often used in poetry and literature to describe a scene or setting.

2. In mathematics, the term 'beside' is sometimes used to describe the position of digits in a number.

3. In the game of chess, the knight can move to any square that is not on the same rank, file, or diagonal as the one it currently occupies. The move is often described as moving 'beside' other pieces on the board.

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1. adjacent: Adjacent means 'next to or in close proximity to something'. It is often used interchangeably with 'beside' but is more commonly used to describe a spatial relationship.

2. next to: Next to means 'immediately adjacent to or in close proximity to something'. It is a synonym of 'beside' but is more commonly used to describe a spatial relationship.

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Culture

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In literature, 'beside' is often used to express emotions and feelings, such as sadness or longing. For example, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo says, 'But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she: Be not her maid, since she is envious; Her vestal livery is but sick and green And neither she nor state can stand the sight Of that which is before her. Wherefore, moon, be gone! It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.', where 'beside' is used to describe Juliet's beauty and the moon's envy.

How to Memorize "beside"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize 'beside', visualize the word as 'by the side'. Imagine a table with two objects, one on each side. The word 'beside' describes the relationship between the objects.

2. associate
   

   - To memorize 'beside', associate it with the word 'companion'. A companion is someone who is with you, and the word 'beside' describes the relationship between two things that are next to each other.

3. mnemonics
   

   - To memorize 'beside', use the mnemonic 'Beside is by the side'.

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