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beside | obeside |

As a preposition beside

is next to; at the side of.

As an adverb beside

is otherwise; else.

As a noun obeside is

a particular steroid glycoside.

beside

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • Next to; at the side of.
  • A small table beside the bed
  • Not relevant to.
  • That is beside the point
  • Besides; in addition to.
  • * Alexander Pope:
  • To all beside , as much an empty shade, / An Eugene living, as a Caesar dead.

    Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with besides . See .

    Derived terms

    * besidely * beside oneself * beside the point * besides

    Adverb

    (-)
  • otherwise; else
  • * Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias :
  • Nothing beside remains. Round the decay / Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare / The lone and level sands stretch far away.

    See also

    * para-

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    obeside

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A particular steroid glycoside.